Acer crookense
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: †A. sect. Glabroidea
Species:†Acer crookense
Name
[edit]†Acer crookense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 116, 118. pl. 10, figs. 1, 2, 5, 6. 14 Feb 1987
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: UCMP 398026 (fruit)
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Note:Originally assigned duplicate number UCMP 9020 A&B, subsequently renumbered
- Paratype: USNM 396028 (fruit)
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
Type locality
[edit]- Eocene, Priabonian; Sheep Rock Creek flora, John Day Formation; Teater Road/Sheep Rock Creek (OMSI 256, UF 256, UCMP PA1105), Crook County, Oregon, United States
- note:First listed as Sheep Rock Creek Site, Clarno Formation. The age and formation of the site were revised by Manchester and McIntosh (2007) to the Priabonian of the John Day Formation
Etymology
[edit]- "Type locality is in Crook County, Oregon."
Distribution
[edit]Eocene
- Priabonian
- Sheep Rock Creek flora, John Day Formation; Teater Road/Sheep Rock Creek (OMSI 256, UF 256, UCMP PA1105), Crook County, Oregon, United States
- "Late Eocene"
- Elko Formation; Catlin (UCMP P3949, UCMP 22261, USGS 9175), Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
References
[edit]Primary 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. . Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 Dec.