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Cupressinoxylon rotundum

Cupressinoxylon rotundum Pujana in Pujana, Raffi, Olivero Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol., 77: 35. 28 Apr 2017
Name
Cupressinoxylon rotundum
Rank
Species
Generic Name
[Genus] Cupressinoxylon
Authors (Name)
Pujana R. R.  
Authors (Pub.)
Pujana R. R. Raffi M. E. Olivero E. B.  
Publication
Conifer fossil woods from the Santa Marta Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Brandy Bay, James Ross Island, Antarctica [2017/4]
Journal
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Volume
77
Page number
35
Year
2017
Fossil Status
stems (wood)
Stratigraphy
Upper Cretaceous
Location
Brandy Bay, James Ross Island, Antarctica
Paleoregion
Antarctica
Data for Holotypus
Repository
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Repository Number
BA Pb 16528
Diagnosis
Growth ring boundaries distinct. Tracheids squarish. Tracheid pitting uniseriate or biseriate, abietinean, mostly spaced but sometimes contiguous. Cross-fields with 1e4 cupressoid pits, mostly 2 pits in a horizontal line. Cross-field pits with included circular aperture. Tangential pits present. Axial parenchyma with smooth transverse walls. Rays uniseriate, rarely with biseriate portions, low, usually 2-12 cells high.

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