Muscites ritchiei
Taxonavigation
[edit]Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Bryophyta
Classis: Bryopsida
Genus: Muscites
Species: †'Muscites ritchiei
Name
[edit]Type locality
[edit]- Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanagan Highlands; Bisaccate pollen zone, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Type material
[edit]- Holotype: GSC 34744
- Repository: Geological Survey of Canada collections, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Etymology
[edit]- "The specific name is given in honour of James C. Ritchie (Scarborough College, West Hill)."
Distribution
[edit]Eocene
- Ypresian
- Eocene Okanagan Highlands
- Bisaccate pollen zone, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
References
[edit]- Kuc, M. 1974. Fossil mosses from the bisaccate zone of the mid-Eocene Allenby Formation, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 11(3): 409–421. doi:10.1139/e74-037.
- Miller N. G. (1980). "Fossil mosses of North America and their significance". The Mosses of North America. pp. 9–36.
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Links
[edit]- Tropicos.org 2025. Muscites ritchiei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2025. Reference page.