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Antholithes pendulus

Antholithes pendulus R.W. Br. Profess. Pap. U.S. Geol. Surv., 154(J): 292. 22 Apr 1929
Name
Antholithes pendulus
Rank
Species
Original spelling
pendula
Generic Name
[Genus] Antholithes
Authors (Pub.)
Brown R. W.  
Publication
Additions to the flora of the Green River Formation [1929/4]
Journal
Professional Papers United States Geological Survey
Volume
154
Issue
J
Page number
292
Year
1929
Fossil Status
inflorescences (catkins)
Stratigraphy
Eocene
Strat. comment
Green River Formation
Location
Between Carr and Brush Creeks, 30 miles northwest of De Beque, Colorado, USA
Paleoregion
America (North)
Data for Holotypus
Repository
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA
Repository Number
not specified
Diagnosis
This seems clearly to be a staminate catkin. At one end of the dense aggregation of flowers can be seen a short portion of the peduncle. Such a catkin would suggest Salix, Populus. Betula, Alnus, Juglans, Hicoria, etc.

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