Modes of fossil preservation

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Linnaeus 1st to use binomial nomenclatureBasic unit is the speciesPlatanus occidentalis L.Generic name + specific epithet = species nameCommon name: plane tree or sycamoreL. = Linnaeus, the authority
Names for fossil plantsOrgansOrgan genera-plant organ assignable to a familyForm genera-plant organ not assignable to afamilyMorphotaxon=fossil taxa based onmorphology, an organ or part of a plant atany level of classification.-ites ending used many times for fossil taxa
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