Dennstaedtia christophelii
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Polypodiales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Dennstaedtia
Species: †Dennstaedtia christophelii
Name
[edit]†Dennstaedtia christophelii Pigg, D.R. Greenw., Sundue, & DeVore 2021
Type locality
[edit]- Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Boot Hill (UWBM Location B4131), Tom Thumb Tuff Member, Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Washington, USA
Type material
[edit]- Holotype:SR 13-004-001 A&B
- Repository: Stonerose Interpretive Center and Eocene Fossil Beds, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
- Paratypes:SR 13-007-003 A&B (part & counterpart)
- Repository: Stonerose Interpretive Center and Eocene Fossil Beds, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
- Paratypes:RBCM US960-10656 (part & counterpart)
- Repository: Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Etymology
[edit]a patronym honoring David C. Christophel who was a mentor to two of the research team, David Greenwood and James Basinger
Distribution
[edit]Eocene
- Ypresian
- Eocene Okanagan Highlands
- "Unit 1", Falkland site, Tranquille Formation, Kamloops Group; Estekwalan Mountain, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- "Boot Hill" (UWBM site B4131), Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
- "Site S100", Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Pigg K.B.; DeVore M.L.; Greenwood D.R.; Sundue M.A.; Schwartsburd P.; Basinger J.F. 2021. Fossil Dennstaedtiaceae and Hymenophyllaceae from the Early Eocene of the Pacific Northwest. International Journal of Plant Sciences 182(9): 793–807. doi:10.1086/715633.
Links
[edit]- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2025. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Dennstaedtia christophelii. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sept 15.
