Pteroheterochrosperma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Magnoliopsida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Classis: Magnoliopsida

Ordo: Incertae sedis
Genus: †Pteroheterochrosperma
Species: †P. horseflyense

Name

†Pteroheterochrosperma MacK.A.Sm., Greenwalt, & Manchester, 2023

• Type species:†Pteroheterochrosperma horseflyense MacK.A.Sm., Greenwalt, & Manchester, ("horseflyensis") 2023

Etymology

• "The genus is Greek for "variegated winged seed" with ptero- for "wing", -heterochros- for "variegated" and -sperma for "seed"."

References

• Smith M.A.; Greenwalt D.E.; Manchester S.R. 2023. Diverse fruits and seeds of the mid-Eocene Kishenehn Formation, northwestern Montana, USA, and their implications for biogeography. Fossil Imprint 79(1): 37–88. doi:10.37520/fi.2023.004. http://fi.nm.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/04_Smith.pdf.