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Potamocarpites carinatus
Potamocarpites carinatus Krassilov in Krassilov, Lewy, Nevo, Silant. Late Cret. (Turon.) Fl. S. Negev, Israel 154. Apr 2005
- Name
- Potamocarpites carinatus
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Potamocarpites
- Authors (Name)
- Krassilov V. A.
- Authors (Pub.)
- Krassilov V. A.
Lewy Z.
Nevo E.
Silantieva N.
- Publication
- Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Flora of Southern Negev, Israel [2005/4]
- Authors (Book)
- Krassilov V. A.
Lewy Z.
Nevo E.
Silantieva N.
- Book
- Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Flora of Southern Negev, Israel
- Page number
- 154
- Year
- 2005
- Fossil Status
- fruits
- Stratigraphy
- Turonian
- Strat. comment
- Upper Shale Member of Ora Formation
- Location
- Fruit small (2 mm) drupe, ovate with a basal
attachment scar and with a short apical style. Ventral margin rounded,
dorsal margin sigmoid. Keel of germination valve extending form the
base of the style over the attachment scar to the ventral margin. Pit of
condyle nearly central on the lateral wall. Seed tightly coiled leaving a
concentric line around the pit of condyle.
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Middle East)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- University of Haifa, Institute of Evolution, Haifa, Israel
- Repository Number
- IK1-60
