Ginkgoites villardeseoaneae

Name

Ginkgoites villardeseoaneae

Rank

Species

Original spelling

villardeseoanii

Generic Name

[Genus] Ginkgoites

Authors (Name)

Andruchow-Colombo A.  

Authors (Pub.)

Andruchow-Colombo A. Gandolfo M. A. Cúneo N. R. Escapa I. H.  

Publication

Ginkgoites villardeseoanii sp. nov., a ginkgophyte with insect damage from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lefipán Formation (Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina) [2021/12]

Journal

Cretaceous Research

Volume

133

Issue

105124

Page number

5

Year

2021

Fossil Status

foliage

Stratigraphy

Danian

Strat. comment

Lefipán Formation

Location

PLW locality at the south margin of the Chubut River respectively, Chubut Province, Argentina

Paleoregion

America (South)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio, Trelew, Argentina

Repository Number

MPEF-Pb 10908 a, b

Num

Fig. 3 A-D

Pub.

Ginkgoites villardeseoanii sp. nov., a ginkgophyte with insect damage from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lefipán Formation (Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina) [2021/12]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio, Trelew, Argentina

Repository Number

MPEF-Pb 10897a, b; Canad
on del Loro locality, fossiliferous level 4 (Fig. 4A, B). MPEF-Pb 10907a, b; PLW locality, fossiliferous level PL1 (Fig. 3E, F).

Num

Fig. 4 A, B; 3 E, F

Pub.

Ginkgoites villardeseoanii sp. nov., a ginkgophyte with insect damage from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lefipán Formation (Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina) [2021/12]

Diagnosis

Flabellate, petiolate leaves, 2-4 lobated, each lobe with a distal notch. Lamina at least 35.2-38.2 mm long and 35.2-60.2 mm wide. Veins dichotomize (3-) 4-5 times; vein density: 12-19 veins/cm. Vein anastomoses scarce. Epidermal cells with undulated anticlinal walls.