Acer cranei
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. Negundo
Species:
†Acer cranei
Name
[edit]Acer cranei J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 101. Feb 1987
Synonyms
[edit]- Heterotypic
- Acer negundoides auct. non MacGinitie. R.W.Brown. 1935 (part). 580. pl. 69, f. 9, 10.
- Acer osmonti auct. non Knowlton. Chaney. 1927 (part). 126. pl. 18, F. 7.
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: USNM 396053 (fruit)
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Paratypes: USNM 396054, 396055, 396056, 396057, 396058 (fruits)
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Paratypes: UCMP 9049, 9050, 9051, 9052, 9053, 9054 (fruits)
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Paratype: UOCM (unnumbered x 2) (fruits)
- Repository: Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
Type locality
[edit]- Eocene, Priabonian/Chadronian; Florissant Formation; Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Etymology
[edit]- "In recognition of Peter R. Crane's contributions to Tertiary paleobotany and for his assistance in sending us material of fossil Acer from the collections of the Field Museum of Natural History."
Distribution
[edit]Oligocene
- Rupelian
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Allen Ranch (USGS 8641), Clackamas County Oregon, United States
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Gray Ranch (UCMP 3748, UCMP P3750, USGS 8778), Clackamas County Oregon, United States
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Twickernham III (UCMP P5603), Twickenham County, Oregon, United States
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Dugout Gulch (UCMP P4210, OMSI241), Wheeler County Oregon, United States
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Dugout Gulch:Pentecost Ranch II (UCMP PA-2), Wheeler County Oregon, United States
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Fossil (USGS 9420, UCMP PA-15, UCMP P5203), Wheeler County, Oregon, United States
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Summer Spring (Ashwill F-1), Wheeler County, Oregon, United States
- Bridge Creek Flora, John Day Formation; Nichol Spring (Ashwill F-5), Wheeler County, Oregon, 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.
Links
[edit]- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–56852-1. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer cranei. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 December 8.