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Palaeophytocrene chicoensis

Palaeophytocrene chicoensis B. Atk. Nature Plants, 2022, (10.1038/s41477-022-01275-y): [1]. 14 Nov 2022
Name
Palaeophytocrene chicoensis
Rank
Species
Generic Name
[Genus] Palaeophytocrene
Authors (Pub.)
Atkinson B. A.  
Publication
Icacinaceae fossil provides evidence for a Cretaceous origin of the lamiids [2022/11]
Journal
Nature Plants
Annee/Jahrgang
2022
Issue
10.1038/s41477-022-01275-y
Page number
[1]
Year
2022
Fossil Status
fruits (endocarps)
Stratigraphy
Campanian
Strat. comment
Chico Formation
Location
Granite Bay, eastern side of Sacramento Valley, Placer County, California, USA
Paleoregion
America (North)
Data for Holotypus
Repository
Sierra College Museum of Natural History, Rocklin, USA
Repository Number
T 32
Diagnosis
Endocarp ovoid to nearly circular in lateral view, unilocular, at least 13.4mm long, 13.2mm wide. External surface with ridge-lined pits associated with conical to dome-shaped tubercles, seven pits/tubercles high, six pits/tubercles wide. Pits 0.7–1.5mm wide, not distributed in linear rows. Tubercles 0.6–1.0mm in diameter at the base, project-ing ca. 0.8mm into locule. Papillae are distributed along the internal surface of the endocarp.

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