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Casuarinaceae

Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae

Taxonomy
Casuarinaceae was named by Brown (1814). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Casuarinales by Knowlton (1919) and Mabberley (2000); and to Fagales by Guerin and Hill (2003), Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Casuarinaceae Brown
1919Casuarinaceae Knowlton
2000Casuarinaceae Mabberley
2003Casuarinaceae Guerin and Hill
2008Casuarinaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Casuarinaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFagales
familyCasuarinaceaeBrown 1814
familyCasuarinaceaeBrown 1814

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Casuarinaceae Brown 1814
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G. Allocasuarina Johnson 1982
G. Casuarina Linnaeus 1759
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†Casuarina covillei Ward 1895
†Casuarina palagonica Frenguelli 1943
G. Casuarinidites Cookson and Pike 1954
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†Casuarinidites cainozoicus Cookson and Pike 1954
†Casuarinidites convexus Groot and Groot 1962
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Invalid names: Casuarinidites granilabratus Stanley 1965 [synonym]
†Casuarinidites pulcher Simpson 1961
†Casuarinidites sparsus Frederiksen and Christopher 1978
G. †Casuarinites Goeppert and Stache 1855
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†Casuarinites jugleri Goeppert and Stache 1855
G. †Casuaroxylon Goeppert and Stache 1855
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†Casuaroxylon anglia Goeppert and Stache 1855
G. †Cupuliferites Koch 1963
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G. Gymnostoma Johnson 1980
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†Gymnostoma antiquum Scriven and Hill 1995
†Gymnostoma tasmanianum Guerin and Hill 2003
G. †Quercophyllum Koch 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (186 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Casuarinidites sp. A (232058 232059 232062 232063 232064 232066) Casuarinidites sp. A, Casuarinidites sp. B (232065)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Casuarinidites sp. A (229020) Casuarinidites sp. A, Casuarinidites granilabratus (229016)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Casuarinidites sp. (229009) Casuarinidites sp. A, Casuarinidites granilabratus (229013 229015) Casuarinidites sp. A, Casuarinidites sp. (229012)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Casuarinidites spp. (233019 233020 233021 233022 233023 233024 233025 233026 233027)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0New Zealand (Canterbury) Casuarinaceae indet. (169454 169455 169456)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Casuarinidites convexus, Casuarinidites pulcher (228982) Casuarinidites convexus, Casuarinidites pulcher, Casuarinidites sparsus (219101 219102 228979 228981) Casuarinidites convexus, Casuarinidites sparsus (219103 228980)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9USA (Virginia) Casuarinidites spp. (233013 233014 233015 233016 233017 233018)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) Gymnostoma antiquum (166738)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) Gymnostoma TY051 (133043 133066) Gymnostoma TY051, Gymnostoma TY052 (133047 133063) Gymnostoma TY051, Magnoliopsida TY149 (133054)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (South Carolina) Casuarinidites convexus (228978) Casuarinidites pulcher, Casuarinidites sparsus (228977)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Casuarinaceae indet. (169477 169478 169480 169481 169482 169483 169484 169485 169488 169489)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Virginia) Casuarinidites spp. (233006 233007 233008 233009 233010 233011 233012)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) Casuarinidites granilabratus (231933)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Casuarinidites spp. (233004)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Casuarinidites spp. (233005)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Canada (British Columbia) Quercus groenlandica (227791)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) Gymnostoma sp. (166741 166977 167653 167658 167670)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Australia (New South Wales) Casuarina sp. (166623)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (Victoria) Gymnostoma indet. (167109)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Virginia) Casuarinidites pulcher group (231698) Casuarinidites sparsus (231682)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Gymnostoma sp. A, Gymnostoma sp. B (167541)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Casuarinidites spp. (232646 232953 233001 233002)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Texas) Casuarinidites spp. (233003)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Australia (Tasmania) Gymnostoma sp. (166978)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Gymnostoma sp. (169414)
Middle Eocene - Oligocene47.8 - 23.03Australia (Western Australia) Gymnostoma sp. (167545)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar (Sagaing) Casuarinidites cainozoicus (227631)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Casuarinidites cainozoicus (227632 227633 227646 227647 227651 227664 227667 227671 227672 227674 227697 227698 227714 227721 227782 227783 227784 227787 227788 227802 227804 227806 227807)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Gymnostoma sp. (166832) Gymnostoma tasmanianum (166705)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Allocasuarina sp. (169006) Gymnostoma sp. (167544) Gymnostoma sp., Allocasuarina sp. (169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Tasmania) Gymnostoma tasmanianum (167317)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) Gymnostoma sp. (169981)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand Casuarina type (169164 169165 169166 169167 169168)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Massachusetts) Casuarinidites spp. (231797 231798 231824)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Casuarina palagonica (169747)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) Casuarinidites cainozoicus (168989 168992 168993 168994 168995 168997 168999 169000 169001 169002 169003 169004)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) Gymnostoma sp. (224044)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Allocasuarina sp. 2, Allocasuarina torulosa (169451) Casuarinaceae indet. (172830 172832 172833 172836 172837 172855 172867 172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Casuarinaceae indet., Casuarina sp., Casuarina cainozoica, Casuarina harrisii, Allocasuarina verticillata (166707)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Casuarinaceae indet. (168819 168822 168888 168889 168890 168891 168892 168893 168904 168918 168924)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Odisha) Casuarina sp. (228913)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Casuarinaceae indet. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Casuarina sp. (168747 168749 168750 168751 168752 168753 168754 168755 168756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Casuarinaceae indet. (168937)