Acer montanense
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. Acer
Series: A. ser. Acer
Species:†Acer montanense
Name
[edit]†Acer montanense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 170 pl. 17, fig. 15. Feb 1987
Synonyms
[edit]- Pro Parte, non-typic
- †Acer glabroides auct. non R.W.Brown. Becker. 1969 (part). 113. pl. 36, f. 14.
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: YPM/NYBG 461 A&B. (fruit)
- Repository: Paleobotany collections, Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Note: Specimens originally in New York Botanic Gardens collection, transferred to the Yale Peabody Museum circa 2014.
- Repository: Paleobotany collections, Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Type locality
[edit]- Eocene, Priabonian/Chadronian; Renova Formation; Beaver Creek (-), Beaverhead Basin, Powell County, Montana, United States
Etymology
[edit]- "Type specimen is from Beaverhead flora of Montana."
Distribution
[edit]Eocene
- Priabonian/Chadronian
- Renova Formation; Beaver Creek (-), Beaverhead Basin, Powell 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. 1969. Fossil plants of the Tertiary Beaverhead Basins in Southwestern Montana. Palaeontographica. Abteilung B, Paläophytologie 127(1-6): 1–61. ISSN 0375-0299. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer montanense. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 16.