Modes of fossil preservation

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Nomenclature and Classification ofFossil PlantsNames for fossil plants start withSternberg 1820International Code of Botanical Nomenclature –the rulesClassification=grouping of organisms based onsimilarities and differencesTaxon=any taxonomic unit (each category orgroup)Taxonomic hierarchy of classes-Linnaeanhierarchy
Linnaeus-Linnean hierarchyKingdomPhylum (Division)ClassOrderFamilyGenus (genera)Species (species)These are nested classesNow Domain is a group of Kingdoms
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