Pinus raritanensis
Appearance
Pinus raritanensis Temporal range: Cretaceous
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Pinus |
Species: | †P. raritanensis
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Binomial name | |
†Pinus raritanensis Berry, 1909
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Pinus raritanensis was a pine species from the Campanian stage. It was discovered in the Raritan Formation with other remains found in the Black Creek Formation along the American East Coast, particularly in New Jersey, South Carolina and Alabama. It is only known from foliage.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Middendorft, north of (Cretaceous of the United States)". PBDB.org.
- ^ Berry, Edward W. (October 1913). "Contributions to the Mesozoic Flora of the Atlantic Coastal Plain-IX. Alabama". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 40 (10): 567–574. doi:10.2307/2479863. ISSN 0040-9618. JSTOR 2479863.