Prosopis Linnaeus 1767 (mesquite)
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Angiospermae - Rosales - Mimosaceae
Parent taxon: Mimosaceae according to L. M. Anzótegui and R. Herbst 2004
See also Chauhan 1991
Sister taxa: Acaciaephyllum, Acaciaphyllites, Mimosa, Mimosites, Mimosocarpum, Pithecolobium, Viborquia
Subtaxa: Prosopis pliocenica
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Argentina (2)
• Miocene of Argentina (2), United States (1: California)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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