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Hedycaryoxylon wealdenense
Hedycaryoxylon wealdenense Süss Brandenburg. Geowiss. Beitr., 23(1-2): 68. Dec 2016
- Name
- Hedycaryoxylon wealdenense
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Hedycaryoxylon
- Authors (Pub.)
- Süss H.
- Publication
- Zwei neue Monimiaceae-Hölzer der Morphogattung Hedycaryoxylon
Süss, H. kruegeri aus dem Geschiebe von Brandenburg, Deutschland
und H. wealdenense aus der Kreide von Sussex, England [2016/12]
- Journal
- Brandenburgische Geowissenschaftliche Beiträge
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1-2
- Page number
- 68
- Year
- 2016
- Fossil Status
- stems (wood)
- Stratigraphy
- Lower Cretaceous
- Strat. comment
- Wealden
- Location
- Sussex, England, U.K.
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Europe)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany
- Repository Number
- Versteinertes Holz with 3 Slides, MB. Pb 2015/0020
- Diagnosis
- Secondary xylem of the morphogenus Hedycaryoxylon
Süss with the wood structure of stem, growth layers absent,
vessels solitary, with circular to radial oval outlines, average radial diameter 138 µm, perforations scalariform up to
20 bars, 25 vessels per mm², tyloses occasionally present,
libriform fibres up to 12 µm thick, wood parenchyma apotracheal, single scattered occurred, rays predominantly very
high, slender and wide, up to 16 cells wide and up to more
than 200 cells (more than 7,33 mm) high, composed of different big cells, homogeneous, sheath cells absent.
