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Eydeia jerseyensis
Eydeia jerseyensis B. Atk., C.M. Martínez, Crepet Ann. Bot. (Oxford), 123(3): 452. 15 Feb 2019
- Name
- Eydeia jerseyensis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Eydeia
- Authors (Pub.)
- Atkinson B. A.
Martínez C. M.
Crepet W. L.
- Publication
- Cretaceous asterid evolution: fruits of Eydeia jerseyensis sp. nov. (Cornales) from the upper Turonian of eastern North America [2019/2]
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Volume
- 123
- Issue
- 3
- Page number
- 452
- Year
- 2019
- Fossil Status
- fruits (endocarps)
- Stratigraphy
- Turonian
- Location
- Old Crossman Clay Pit, Sayreville, New Jersey, USA (40°28′ N, 74°19′ W)
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- L. H. Bailey Hortorium Paleobotanical Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
- Repository Number
- CUPC-1601
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- L. H. Bailey Hortorium Paleobotanical Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
- Repository Number
- CUPC-1602 to 1707
- Diagnosis
- Endocarps ovoid, with acuminate apex. Germination valves short and elongate with one to three ridges. Exterior periphery of septa forming longitudinally elongate ribs. Outer endocarp consisting of sclereids. Inner endocarp present, composed of circum-locular fibres. Three dorsal vascular bundles per germination valve.
