Palaeocarpinus dakotensis

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 dakotensis

Name

• †Palaeocarpinus dakotensis Manchester, Pigg & Crane, 2004

Type locality

• Late Paleocene, Late Tiffinian; Site UF 18123, Sentinel Butte Formation, Fort Union Group, near Almont, Morton County, North Dakota, USA

Type material

• Holotype:PP34080
  • Repository: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Paratypes:PP34462, 34085, 34100
  • Repository: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Paratypes: UF 15722-15501, 15502, 15503, 15511, 15517, 15523, 15524, 15525, 15785, 15795, 15822, 18907-34515
  • Repository: Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida

References

• Manchester, S. R., Pigg, K. B. & Crane, P. R. (2004) Palaeocarpinus dakotensis sp. n. (Betulaceae: Coryloideae) and associated staminate catkins, pollen, and leaves from the Paleocene of North Dakota. International Journal of Plant Sciences 165(6): 1135–1148. doi:10.1086/423870. 
• 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. doi:10.1007/s12229-021-09258-y.