Latanites

Latanites; Temporal range: Eocene - Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossil of Latanites praticinensis from Bolca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Latanites; Massalongo, 1858

Latanites is an extinct genus of plants belonging to the family Arecaceae.^[2]^[3]

Fossil record[edit]

Fossil palms of this genus are dating back to the Middle Eocene and to the Early-Middle Oligocene (between 50 and 30 million years ago). They have been found in the famous deposits of Bolca and other nearby sites.^[4] The giant Latanites maximiliani could reach a high of more than three meters.^[5]

References[edit]

^ HENRY N. ANDREWS, Jr. INDEX OF GENERIC NAMES OF FOSSIL PLANTS 1820-1950
^ Fossil Plants
^ MADELINE M. HARLEY A summary of fossil records for Arecaceae Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 151, Issue 1
^ Museum of Geology and Palaeontology^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Università degli Studi di Padova

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[1] HENRY N. ANDREWS, Jr. INDEX OF GENERIC NAMES OF FOSSIL PLANTS 1820-1950

[2] Fossil Plants

[3] MADELINE M. HARLEY A summary of fossil records for Arecaceae Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 151, Issue 1

[4] Museum of Geology and Palaeontology^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] Università degli Studi di Padova

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