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Castanopsis sp., Chinquapin(s)

genus Castanopsis (D. Don) Spach (1841)

• Modern species: late Eocene - Present (37.2 - 0.0 Ma)

• Classification
• kingdom Plantae, Angiosperms, order Fagales, family Fagaceae

• Distribution
• Miocene: Akita, Gifu
• Pliocene: Chiba
• Pleistocene: Shizuoka
• Holocene: Shizuoka, Yamaguchi