Saliciphyllum serratum

Name

Saliciphyllum serratum

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Saliciphyllum

Authors (Pub.)

Marmi J.  

Publication

Taxonomic revision of the J. Vicente collection dicotyledon leaves from the lower Maastrichtian of Isona (northeastern Iberia) [2016]

Journal

Treballs del Museu de Geologia de Barcelona

Volume

22

Page number

69

Year

2016

Fossil Status

leaves

Stratigraphy

Maastrichtian

Strat. comment

Xullí unit of the lower part of the Tremp Formation

Location

Isona sud site, Pont del Molí trail crosses road C-1412 just south of Isona village, Isona i Conca Dellà municipality, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain

Paleoregion

Eurasia (Europe)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Repository Number

MGB 38307

Num

fig. 11 A, 12A

Pub.

Taxonomic revision of the J. Vicente collection dicotyledon leaves from the lower Maastrichtian of Isona (northeastern Iberia) [2016]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Repository Number

MGB 38306 and MGB 38310

Num

figs. 11-12

Pub.

Taxonomic revision of the J. Vicente collection dicotyledon leaves from the lower Maastrichtian of Isona (northeastern Iberia) [2016]

Diagnosis

Leaves microphyllous, lanceolate to linear. Apex acuminate. Margins slightly serrate. Teeth small, simple, triangular or hook-like shaped and regularly spaced. Teeth density is 3–4 teeth/cm. Sinuses shallow, broad and rounded. Venation pinnate, brochidodromous. Secondary veins regularly spaced. Angles between secondary veins and the midvein slightly decreasing toward the apex, ranging from 45º to 26º.