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Susiea newsalemae
Susiea newsalemae Wi. Taylor, DeVore, Pigg Int. J. Pl. Sci., 167(6): 1272. Nov 2006
- Name
- Susiea newsalemae
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Susiea
- Authors (Pub.)
- Taylor W.
DeVore M. L.
Pigg K. B.
- Publication
- Susiea newsalemae gen. et sp. nov. (Nymphaeaceae): Euryale‐like seeds from the Late Paleocene Almont Flora, North Dakota, U.S.A. [2006/11]
- Journal
- International Journal of Plant Sciences
- Volume
- 167
- Issue
- 6
- Page number
- 1272
- Year
- 2006
- Parent Taxon
- [Genus] Susiea
- Fossil Status
- seeds
- Stratigraphy
- Paleocene
- Location
- The Cornfield locality, 1 mi north of the original Almont locality, Morton County, North Dakota, U.S.A
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, Stevens Point, USA
- Repository Number
- UWSP 2422 seed no. 1
- Diagnosis
- Seeds 5 mm long 3 3 mm wide; operculum 1 mm across; cells of outer seed coat 40 mm high 3 150 mm wide, with smooth cell margins lacking papillae; cells of cuboidal layer 25–35 mm high 3 50–90 mm wide; central region of seed coat estimated to be 1.0–1.3 mm thick, innermost digitate cells 120 mm high 3 100 mm wide; embryo cavity 0.9 mm high 3 1:6 mm wide, immediately below the micropyle; cells of perisperm parenchymatous.
