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Dicotylophyllum rosafluviatile
Dicotylophyllum rosafluviatile Upchurch, Dilcher Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv., (1915): 46. Dec 1990
- Name
- Dicotylophyllum rosafluviatile
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- rosafluviatilis
- 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
- 46
- Year
- 1990
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Cenomanian
- Strat. comment
- Dakota Formation
- Location
- Lamina ovate, but with the sides ofthe
lamina tending toward straight-sided rather than curved;
base cuneate; petiole distinct; margin denticulate. Primary
venation pinnate, but with one pair of secondary
veins producing exmedial branches for most of its length.
Secondary venation craspedodromous, with each secondary
vein running directly to a tooth; some secondary
veins interconnected by an additional set of loops; basilaminar
secondary veins present. Tertiary venation thin,
subparallel, tending to be admedially oriented near the
apex.
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA
- Repository Number
- 15713-4698, 4698' (part and counterpart)
