Plagiopodopsis cockerelliae

Plagiopodopsis cockerelliae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bartramiales
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: Bryanae Ordo: Bartramiales

Familia: Bartramiaceae
Genera:†Plagiopodopsis
Species: †Plagiopodopsis cockerelliae

Name

†Plagiopodopsis cockerelliae (E.Britton & Hollick) Steere, 1946

• Basionym
  • †Glyphomitrium Cockerelleae E.Britton & Hollick, 1907
• Homotypic
  • †Ptychomitrium cockerelliae (E.Britton & Hollick) Broth. 1925

Type locality

• Eocene, Priabonian/Chadronian; Florissant Formation, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Type Material

• Holotype: USNM 15889
  • Repository:Paleobotany collections, Paleobiology Collections, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States

Etymology

• "This species is dedicated to Mrs. Wilmatte Porter Cockerell, in recognition of her devotion to science and her invaluable assistancе in securing specimens from this locality."

Distribution

Eocene

• Priabonian/Chadronian
  • Florissant Formation, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

References

• Britton E.G.; Hollick C.A. 1907. American fossil mosses, with description of a new species from Florissant, Colorado. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 34(3): 139–142, pl. 9. 
• 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Links

• Tropicos.org 2022. Plagiopodopsis cockerelliae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Apr 2022. Reference page.

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