Acer cuprovallis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: †A. sect. Glabroidea
Species:†Acer cuprovallis

Name

†Acer cuprovallis J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 118. pl. 11, figs. 1-3, 5-8. 14 Feb 1987

Synonyms

• Acer minor auct. non Knowlton. Axelrod. 1966 (part). 76, pl. 18. f. 9, 10.

Type material

• Holotype: UCMP 20127 A&B (note: 20127B = 20128 of Axelrod, 1966) (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: UCMP 20126 A&B (note: 20126B = UCMP 20131 of Axelrod, 1966) (fruit)
  • Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States

Type locality

• Eocene, Priabonian; Dead Horse Formation; Copper Basin flora; Copper Basin (UCMP P3918), Copper Mountain, Elko County, Nevada, United States

Etymology

• "Type locality is in Copper Basin, Nevada."

Distribution

Eocene

• Priabonian
  • Dead Horse Formation; Copper Basin flora; Copper Basin (UCMP P3918), Copper Mountain, Elko County, Nevada, United States

References

Primary references

• 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

• IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–56852-1. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer cuprovallis. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 Dec.