Palaeocarpinus orientalis

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 orientalis

Name

• †Palaeocarpinus orientalis Manchester, & Guo, 1996

Type locality

• Paleocene; Wulonggu Formation; south of the Ertix River, Altai County, Xinjiang Province, China

Type material

• Holotype:NIGP PB 17158
  • Repository: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
• Paratypes: NIGP PB 17155-17157, 17159, 17160, 17165

References

• Manchester, S. R. & Guo, S.-X. (1996) Palaeocarpinus (extinct Betulaceae) from northwestern China: new evidence for Paleocene floristic continuity between Asia, North America, and Europe. International Journal of Plant Sciences 157(2): 240–246. doi:10.1086/297343. 
• 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.