Palaeocarpinus aspinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
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 I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Coryloideae
Genus: †Palaeocarpinus
Species:†Palaeocarpinus aspinosa

Name

• †Palaeocarpinus aspinosa Manchester, & Chen, 1994

Type locality

• Early Paleocene, early Tiffinian; Site UF 18123, Fort Union Formation, Fort Union Group, Bison Basin, Lost Creek Reservoir Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA

Type material

• Holotype:UF 15977
  • Repository: Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida
• Paratypes: UF 13577, 13616, 15976, 15238, 16643-16647
  • Repository: Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida
• Paratypes: DMNH 7102, 8269, 8282, 8308, 7119, 8298, 7103, 8309, 8273, 8275, 8730
  • Repository: Denver Museum Of Natural History, Denver, Colorado, USA

References

• Manchester, S. R. & Chen, Z.D. Palaeocarpinus aspinosa sp. nov. (Betulaceae) from the Paleocene of Wyoming, USA. International Journal of Plant Sciences 157(5): 644–655. 1996. doi:10.1086/297386. 
• Correa-Narvaez, J.E. & Manchester, S. R. (2021). Distribution and Morphological Diversity of Palaeocarpinus (Betulaceae) from the Paleogene of the Northern Hemisphere.. The Botanical Review 88(2): 161–203. 2021. doi:10.1007/s12229-021-09258-y.