†Alnites Hisinger 1837 (birch)
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Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Parent taxon: Betulaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Alnipollenites, Alnites, Alnophyllum, Alnoxylon, Alnus, Betula, Betulapollenites, Betuliphyllum, Betulites, Betuloxylon, Carpinicarpus, Carpinoxylon, Carpinus, Corylites, Coryloxylon, Corylus, Cranea, Eucarpinoxylon, Hooleya, Ostrya, Ostryoxylon, Polyporopollenites, Triporatus
Subtaxa: Alnites crassus Alnites curta Alnites grandifolia Alnites insignis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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