Dipteronia brownii

Dipteronia brownii

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: Dipteronia
Species: †Dipteronia brownii

Name

†Dipteronia brownii McClain & Manchester, 2001

Type locality

• Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; "Corner Lot" (UWBM Location A0307), Tom Thumb Tuff Member, Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA

Type Material

• Holotype: UWBM 39729
  • Repository: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Etymology

• "The epithet acknowledges the work or Roland Brown in describing the first known Dipteronia fossils from North America"

Distribution

Paleocene

• Late Paleocene
  • Fort Union Formation, Fort Union Group; Hell’s Half Acre, west of Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA

Eocene

• Ypresian
• Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; One Mile Creek, Princeton area, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
  • Chu Chua Foramtion, Kamloops Group, Joseph Creek, Chu Chua, near Barriere, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia
  • Tranquille Formation, Kamloops Group; Falkland site, Estekwalan Mountain, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
  • Tranquille Formation, Kamloops Group; McAbee site, west of Cache Creek, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
  • Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
• "Middle Eocene"
  • Clarno Formation, West Branch Creek Site, Blue Mountains, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
  • Clarno Formation, White cliffs Site, Blue Mountains, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
• Priabonian
  • Florissant Formation, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
  • John Day Formation, Teater Road site, Crook County, Oregon, USA
  • John Day Formation, Sumner Spring site, Gray Butte area, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
  • John Day Formation, Whitecap knoll site, Gray Butte area, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA

Latest Eocene-Earliest Oligocene

• • Renova Formation, "Ruby River Basin", Ruby Reservoir area, Madison County, Montana, USA

Oligocene

• • John Day Formation, Bridge Creek sie, Painted Hills, John Day National Monument, Oregon, USA

References

Primary references

• McClain, A.M. & Manchester, S.R. 2001. Dipteronia (Sapindaceae) from the Tertiary of North America and implications for the phytogeographic history of the Aceroideae. American Journal of Botany 88(7): 1316–25. doi:10.2307/3558343. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 11454632.  Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wolfe, J.A.; Wehr, W.C. 1987. Middle Eocene Dicotyledonous Plants from Republic, Northeastern Washington.. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1597: 1–25. doi:10.3133/b1597.  Reference page. 
• Smith, R.Y.; Basinger, J.F.; Greenwood, D.R. 2012. Early Eocene plant diversity and dynamics in the Falkland flora, Okanagan Highlands, British Columbia, Canada. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 92(3): 309–328. doi:10.1007/s12549-011-0061-5.  Reference page. 

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