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 [1]

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

Fossil record

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

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