Palaeocarpinus dentata

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 dentata

Name

• †Palaeocarpinus dentata (Penhallow) Pigg, Manchester, & Wehr, 2003

Synonyms

• Homotypic
• †Carpolithes dentatus Penhallow 1890
• †Palaeocarpinus dentatus (Penhallow) Pigg, Manchester, & Wehr, 2003

Type locality

• Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Stump Lake, Coldwater Beds, Quilchena area, British Columbia, Canada

Type material

• Lectotype: ; RM 2.2420
  • Repository: Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

References

Primary references

• Pigg, K.B.; Manchester, S.R.; Wehr, W.C. 2003. Corylus, Carpinus, and Palaeocarpinus (Betulaceae) from the Middle Eocene Klondike Mountain and Allenby Formations of Northwestern North America. International Journal of Plant Science 164(5): 807–822. doi:10.1086/376816. ISSN 1058-5893.  Reference page. 
• 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.