Biology:Pinus raritanensis

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Short description: Extinct species of plant

Pinus raritanensis
Temporal range: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification edit
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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References

Wikidata ☰ Q132731595 entry