Sclerosperma protoprofizianum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Sclerospermeae
Genus: Sclerosperma
Species: †Sclerosperma protoprofizianum

Name

Sclerosperma protoprofizianum Grímsson, Jacobs, Valkenburg, Wieringa, Xafis, Tabor, Pan & Zetter, 2019

Holotype: IPUW 7513/227

Type locality: Guang River, Chilga, North Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, north-western Ethiopia; c. 12° 30′ N, 37° 7′ E.

Etymology: After the extant species, Sclerosperma profizianum, that also shows a clear microreticulate to perforate sculpture in SEM.

References

• Grímsson, F.G., Jacobs, B.J., Valkenburg, J.V., Wieringa, J.W., Xafis, A.X., Tabor, N.T., Pan, A.P. & Zetter, R.Z. 2019. Sclerosperma fossils from the late Oligocene of Chilga, north-western Ethiopia. Grana 58 (2): 81-98. DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2018.1510977