Acer traini
Extinct species of maple / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acer traini is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from isolated fossil samaras. The species was described from Miocene-aged fossils found in Canada and the United States of America. It is one of several extinct species placed in the living section Glabra.[1]
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Acer traini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Acer |
Section: | Acer sect. Glabra |
Species: | †A. traini |
Binomial name | |
†Acer traini Wolfe & Tanai | |
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