Acer milleri

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 milleri

Name

†Acer milleri J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): pg. 135, 137 pl. 13. figs. 5, 7; text-fig. 16H a,b. Feb 1987

Type material

• Holotype: UCMP 9307 A&B. (leaf)
  • Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States

• Paratype: UCMP 9308, 9309. (leaf)
  • Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States

Type locality

• 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

• "Charles N. Miller generously furnished us with undescribed materials from the Beaver Creek locality."

Distribution

Eocene

• Priabonian/Chadronian
  • Renova Formation; Beaver Creek (-), Beaverhead Basin, Powell County, Montana, 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. 

Additional references

• Manchester, S.R. & McIntosh, W.C. 2007. Late Eocene silicified fruits and seeds from the John Day Formation near Post, Oregon. PaleoBios 27(1): 7–17.  ResearchGateReference page. 

• Manchester, S.R. & Lott, T.A. 2024. Fossil leaves, fruits and seeds of the Late Eocene Teater Road flora near Post, Oregon, USA. PaleoBios 41(2): 1–71. doi:10.5070/P941264643. Reference page. 

Links

• IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2025. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer milleri. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 24.