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Pinus raritanensis

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Pinus raritanensis
Temporal range: 83.6–72.1 Ma Late Cretaceous
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species:
P. raritanensis
Binomial name
Pinus raritanensis
Berry, 1909

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]

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  1. ^ "Middendorft, north of (Cretaceous of the United States)". PBDB.org.
  2. ^ 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.