Palaeocarpinus joffrensis

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 joffrensis

Name

• †Palaeocarpinus joffrensis Sun & Stockey, 1992

Type locality

• Late Paleocene, Late Tiffinian; Site UF 18123, Paskapoo Formation, Munce's Hill (One Jaw Gap), near Joffre, Alberta, Canada

Type material

• Holotype:UAPC-ALTA S26016 A,B
  • Repository: University of Alberta paleontological collections, university of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Paratypes:UAPC-ALTA S22326, S23746, S26117, S26415, S26420, S27151, S27152, S27298-301, S27381, S27382, S22341, S23703, S23705, S26086, S26425, S22315-325, S22327-480, S23671-745, S23747-749, S26107-116, S26118-124, S26375-414,S26416-419, S26421-475, S26499, S27144-150, S27152-297, S27302, S27357-380.

References

• Sun, F. & Stockey, R. A. (1992). A new species of Palaeocarpinus (Betulaceae) based on infructescences, fruits, and associated staminate inflorescences and leaves from the Paleocene of Alberta, Canada. International Journal of Plant Sciences 153(1): 136–146. doi:10.1086/297015. 
• 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.