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Otwayia denticulata
Otwayia denticulata Tosol. in Tosol., McLoughlin, B.E. Wagstaff, Cantrill, S.J. Gallagher Gondwana Res., 2015, 27(3): 8 [965]. 18 Dec 2013
- Name
- Otwayia denticulata
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Otwayia
- Authors (Name)
- Tosolini A.-M. P.
- Authors (Pub.)
- Tosolini A.-M. P.
McLoughlin S.
Wagstaff B. E.
Cantrill D. J.
Gallagher S. J.
- Publication
- Cheirolepidiacean foliage and pollen from Cretaceous high-latitudes of southeastern Australia [2013/12]
- Journal
- Gondwana Research
- Annee/Jahrgang
- 2015
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Page number
- 8 [965]
- Year
- 2013
- Fossil Status
- leafy twigs
- Stratigraphy
- Albian
- Strat. comment
- Eumeralla Formation
- Location
- Moonlight Head, southwest of Victoria, Australia
- Paleoregion
- Gondwana (Australia)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
- Repository Number
- MVP210406c
- Diagnosis
- Leaves triangular or ovate (awl-like or claw-like); prominently
keeled on the abaxial surface. Leaf margin denticulate or entire
with a denticulate fringe on the acuminate apex. Leaves epistomatic.
Epidermal cells inflated but lacking distinct papillae. Stomata arranged
in two bands in an inverted V-shaped array. Stomata strongly sunken
and protected by up to seven overarching papillae.
