Metasequoia milleri
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Cupressales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cupressaceae
Subfamilia: Sequoioideae
Genus: Metasequoia
Species: †Metasequoia milleri
Name
[edit]Metasequoia milleri Rothwell & Basinger, 1979
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: UAPC P1195D (slides 5271-5289) (pollen cone-oblique longitudinal sectioning)
- Repository: University of Alberta Paleobotanical Collection, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Paratypes: UAPC P1013B2 (slides 5110-5139) (pollen cone-longitudinal sectioning); P1013B2 (slides 5093-5109, 5229-5254) (pollen cone-longitudinal sectioning); P1269A (slides 5329-5344) (pollen cone-cross sectioning)
- Repository: University of Alberta Paleobotanical Collection, University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Type locality
[edit]- Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanagan Highlands; Princeton Group, Allenby Formation, Princeton Chert; Similkameen River east bank, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) south of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Etymology
[edit]- "The name Metasequoia milleri n.sp. is proposed in recognition of significant contributions to the understanding of conifer evolution by Dr. Charles N. Miller, Department of Botany, University of Montana."
Distribution
[edit]Eocene
- Ypresian
- Eocene Okanagan Highlands
- Princeton Group, Allenby Formation, Princeton Chert; Similkameen River east bank, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) south of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Rothwell, G.W. & Basinger, J.F. 1979. Metasequoia milleri n. sp., anatomically preserved pollen cones from the Middle Eocene (Allenby Formation) of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Botany 57(8): 958-970. doi:10.1139/b79-118. ISSN 0008-4026. Reference page.
- Basinger, J.F. 1981. The vegetative body of Metasequoia milleri from the Middle Eocene of southern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Botany 59(12): 2379-2410. doi:10.1139/b81-291. ISSN 0008-4026. Reference page.
- Basinger, J.F. 1984. Seed cones of Metasequoia milleri from the Middle Eocene of southern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Botany 62(2): 281-289. doi:10.1139/b84-045. ISSN 0008-4026. Reference page.
- Stockey, R.A., Rothwell, G.W., Addy, H.D. & Currah, R.S. 2001. Mycorrhizal association of the extinct conifer Metasequoia milleri. Mycological Research 105(2): 202-205. doi:10.1017/S0953756200003221. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Ng, M. & Smith, S.Y. 2020. Evaluating stasis in Metasequoia (Cupressaceae): Testing the relationship between leaf traits and climate. International Journal of Plant Sciences 181(2): 157-174. doi:10.1086/706994. ISSN 1058-5893. Reference page.
- Stockey, R.A., Rothwell, G.W. & Falder, A.B. 2001. Diversity among Taxodioid Conifers: Metasequoia foxii sp. nov. from the Paleocene of Central Alberta, Canada. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162(1): 221–234. DOI: 10.1086/317914 JSTOR Reference page.