Acer beckeri
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Lithocarpa
Species: †Acer beckeri
Name
[edit]Acer beckeri J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 164, 166 pl. 19, figs. 4, 7, 8; text-fig. 1SA. Feb 1987
Synonyms
[edit]- Pro Parte, non-typic
- †Acer glabroides auct. non R.W.Brown. Becker. 1961 (part). 80, pl. 26. f. 1.
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: UMMP 38272 (leaf)
- Repository: University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Type locality
[edit]- Eocene, Latest Eocene-Earliest Oligocene; Renova Formation; Ruby (-), Beaverhead Basin, Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Etymology
[edit]- "In recognition of the late Herman F. Becker's contributions to the Tertiary paleobotany of southwestern Montana."
Distribution
[edit]Eocene
- Latest Eocene-Earliest Oligocene
- Renova Formation; Ruby (-), Beaverhead Basin, Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
References
[edit]- Wolfe, J.A. & Tanai, T. 1987. Systematics, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Acer (maples) in the Cenozoic of Western North America. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 22(1): 1–246. PDF
Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Becker, H.F. 1961. Oligocene plants from the upper Ruby River Basin, southwestern Montana. Memoir-Geological Society of America 82: 1–122. doi:10.1130/MEM82-p1. ISSN 0072-1069. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer beckeri. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 14.