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Rainbowia rhamnoides
Rainbowia rhamnoides Manchester, E. O’Leary Bot. Rev. (Lancaster), 76(1): 73. Mar 2010
- Name
- Rainbowia rhamnoides
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Rainbowia
- Authors (Pub.)
- Manchester S. R.
O’Leary E. L.
- Publication
- Phylogenetic distribution and identification of fin-winged fruits [2010/3]
- Journal
- Botanical Review
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 1
- Page number
- 73
- Year
- 2010
- Fossil Status
- fruits
- Stratigraphy
- Eocene
- Strat. comment
- Green River Formation
- Location
- Rainbow, Utah, USA
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science, DMNH, Denver, USA
- Repository Number
- DMNH 24492
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA
- Repository Number
- UF18054-22809
- Diagnosis
- Fruit valves are cordate, with a retuse apex, base obtuse except for the
narrowed, stipitate proximal end. Each valve or mericarp with two auriform wings
spreading from an obovate thickened central body; veins irregular in course and
spacing, with large areoles. One or two prominent intramarginal veins are
connected by occasional straight to arched cross veins with the central body.