Palaeocarpinus pteravestigia

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 pteravestigia

Name

• †Palaeocarpinus pteravestigia Correa-Narvaez, J.E. & Manchester, S. R., 2021

Type locality

• Paleocene; "unnamed lower unit", Fort Union Formation, Fort Union Group; Hell’s Half Acre (UF locality 15740d), west of Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA

Type material

• Holotype:UF 15740d-15,868
  • Repository: Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida
• Paratype: FMNH PP 45154
  • Repository: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Etymology

• "Ptera (Gr = winged) bracts and vestigia (L = trace) from the bract appearance resembling the vestigial wings of fly mutants."

References

• 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.