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Hypnites jovet-astiae

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Hypnales 
Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Bryophyta
Classis: Bryopsida
Subclassis: Bryidae
Superordo: Hypnanae
Ordo: Hypnales

Familia: Amblystegiaceae
Genus: †Hypnites
Species: †Hypnites jovet-astiae

Name

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Synonyms

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Type locality

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  • Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanagan Highlands; Bisaccate pollen zone, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

Type material

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  • Holotype: GSC 34745 (part) & 34746 (counterpart)
    • Repository: Geological Survey of Canada collections, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Etymology

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  • "The specific name of this fossil is given in honour of Mme S. Jovet-Ast (Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, Paris)."

Distribution

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Eocene

  • Ypresian
  • Eocene Okanagan Highlands
    • Bisaccate pollen zone, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

References

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  • Kuc, M. 1974. Fossil mosses from the bisaccate zone of the mid-Eocene Allenby Formation, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 11(3): 409–421. doi:10.1139/e74-037. 
  • Miller N. G. (1980). "Fossil mosses of North America and their significance". The Mosses of North America. pp. 9–36.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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