Acer princetonese

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. Princetona
Species: †Acer princetonese

Name

Acer princetonese J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 138, 140 pl. 5. figs. 15, 16. Feb 1987

Type material

• Holotype: UAPC S5543
  • Repository: University of Alberta paleontological collections, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Type locality

• Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Princeton Group, Allenby Formation, Vermilion Bluffs Member; One Mile Creek (B3389), near Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

Etymology

• "Type locality furnished part of the Princeton flora."

Distribution

Eocene

• Ypresian
• Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • Allenby Formation, Vermilion Bluffs Shale unit, Princeton Group; One Mile Creek (B3389), near Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

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 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer princetonese. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 03.