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Plagiopodopsis eocenica

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Bartramiales 
Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Bryophyta
Classis: Bryopsida
Subclassis: Bryidae
Superordo: Bryanae
Ordo: Bartramiales

Familia: Bartramiaceae
Genera:†Plagiopodopsis
Species: †Plagiopodopsis eocenica

Name

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Plagiopodopsis eocenica (Kuc) Miller, 1980

Type locality

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  • Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanagan Highlands; Azolla primaeva zone, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

Type Material

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  • Holotype: GSC 31230 (part) 31230a (counterpart)
    • Repository: Geological Survey of Canada collections, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Etymology

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  • none given

Distribution

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Eocene

  • Ypresian
  • Eocene Okanagan Highlands
    • Azolla primaeva zone, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

References

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Kuc M. 1972. Muscites eocenicus sp. nov. - a fossil moss from the Allenby Formation (Middle Eocene), British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 9(5): 600–602. doi:10.1139/e72-049. 

  • Miller N. G. (1980). "Fossil mosses of North America and their significance". The Mosses of North America. pp. 9–36.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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