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Chara bisulcata
Chara bisulcata R.E. Peck, Reker J. Paleontol., 22(1): 87. 20 Jan 1948
- Name
- Chara bisulcata
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Chara
- Authors (Pub.)
- Peck R. E.
Reker C. C.
- Publication
- Eocene Charophyta from North America [1948/1]
- Journal
- Journal of Paleontology
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 1
- Page number
- 87
- Year
- 1948
- Parent Taxon
- [Genus] Chara
- Fossil Status
- gyrogonites
- Stratigraphy
- Eocene
- Location
- along the Castlegate-Duchesne road, Utah State Highway #33, eight miles north of Castlegate, Utah, USA
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA
- Repository Number
- 31021-3
- Diagnosis
- Oogonia of medium size, 0.71 mm. to 0.78 mm. long, 0.52 mm. to 0.63 mm. wide, obovoid, with a distinct taper toward the base. Ten to twelve spirals visible in a lateral view, ridges intercellular. On most specimens prominent, regular to irregular, secondary ridges are developed along the centers of the cellular furrows. Tubercles inconspicuous and rare.
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