| Prunus cathybrownae Temporal range: 51–49 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Eocene, Ypresian | |
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| Prunus cathybrownae flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | †P. cathybrownae |
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| †Prunus cathybrownae Benedict, DeVore, & Pigg | |
Prunus cathybrownae is an extinct species of cherry relative in the family Rosaceae. It is known from eight fossil flowers found in the Okanagan Highlands of Washington state. All of the flowers had no petals, suggesting they were dropped during anthesis, as is common with modern members of Prunus.
References
- Rubino, E.; Leier, A.; Cassel, E.; Archibald, S.; Foster-Baril, Z.; Barbeau, D. Jr (2021). "Detrital zircon UPb ages and Hf-isotopes from Eocene intermontane basin deposits of the southern Canadian Cordillera". Sedimentary Geology. 422 (105969). doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2021.105969.
- ^ Benedict, John; DeVore, Melanie; Pigg, Kathleen (2011). "Prunus and Oemleria (Rosaceae) Flowers from the Late Early Eocene Republic Flora of Northeastern Washington State, U.S.A.". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172 (7): 948–958. doi:10.1086/660880. JSTOR 10.1086/660880.
- Chin, Siew-Wai; Shaw, Joey; Haberle, Rosemarie; Wen, Jun; Potter, Dan (2014). "Diversification of almonds, peaches, plums and cherries – Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of Prunus (Rosaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 76: 34–48. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.024. PMID 24631854.
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