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Dicotylophyllum angulare
Dicotylophyllum angulare Upchurch, Dilcher Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv., (1915): 40. Dec 1990
- Name
- Dicotylophyllum angulare
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- angularis
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Dicotylophyllum
- Authors (Pub.)
- Upchurch G. R., Jr.
Dilcher D. L.
- Publication
- Cenomanian angiosperm leaf megafossils, Dakota Formation, Rose Creek locality, Jefferson County, southeastern Nebraska [1990/12]
- Journal
- Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey
- Issue
- 1915
- Page number
- 40
- Year
- 1990
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Cenomanian
- Strat. comment
- Dakota Formation
- Location
- Rose Creek locality, Jefferson County, southeastern Nebraska, USA
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA
- Repository Number
- 15713-4882A
- Diagnosis
- Lamina ovate, L/W 2.7 to at least 3; lamina > 5 cm long by 1.8-3 cm wide; apex attenuate; base acutely cuneate. Primary venation pinnate; primary
vein consisting of separate strands. Secondary venation festooned brochidodromous; secondary veins sharply changing course when forming loops; intercostal regions more or less isodiametric above the base of the lamina. Laminar resin bodies present.
