Plagiopodopsis scudderi
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Bartramiales |
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| Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level)
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Bartramiaceae
Genera:†Plagiopodopsis
Species: †Plagiopodopsis scudderi
Name
[edit]†Plagiopodopsis scudderi E.Britton & Hollick, 1915
Type locality
[edit]- Eocene, Priabonian/Chadronian; Florissant Formation, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Type Material
[edit]- Holotype: USNM 34758
- Repository:Paleobotany collections, Paleobiology Collections, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
Etymology
[edit]- "Named in honor of Mr. Samuel H. Scudder, by whom it was collected about the year 1875, in the Tertiary (Miocene) shales of Florissant, Colorado"
Distribution
[edit]Eocene
- Priabonian/Chadronian
- Florissant Formation, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
References
[edit]- Britton E.G.; Hollick C.A. 1915. A new American fossil moss. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 42(1): 9-10.
- Brotherus, V.F. 1925. Musci (Laubmoose), 2. Hälfte. Isobryales–Dawsoniales, pp. i–iv, 1–542. In A. Engler (ed.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen, unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragenden Fachgelehrten begründet von A. Engler und K. Prantl. Zweite stark vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage. Band 11. W. Engelmann, Leipzig. Reference page.
- Steere W.C. 1946. Cenozoic and Mesozoic bryophytes of North America. American Midland Naturalist 36: 298–324. doi:10.2307/2421507.
- Miller N. G. (1980). "Fossil mosses of North America and their significance". The Mosses of North America. pp. 9–36.
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Links
[edit]- Tropicos.org 2025. Plagiopodopsis scudderi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2025. Reference page.
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