Laurocalyx wheelerae
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Laurales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lauraceae
Genus: †Laurocalyx
Species: †Laurocalyx wheelerae
Name
[edit]Laurocalyx wheelerae Manchester, 1994
Type locality
[edit]Middle Eocene; Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon, USA
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida, USA UF 9406
- Paratypes: Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida, USA UF 9407-9410
- Paratypes: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA; USNM 355626, 355630, 355631, 355634, 355638, 435085, 424807
Etymology
[edit]- "This species is named for Elisabeth A. Wheeler, recognizing her contributions to the analysis of woods from the Clarno Formation, including those of the Lauraceae."
References
[edit]- Manchester, Steven. R. (1994); "Fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon." Palaeontographica Americana 58: 1–205.