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Atherospermophyllum
Genus Atherospermophyllum C.L. Knight in C.L. Knight, Wilf Palaeont. Electr., 16(3.26A): 10. 3 Nov 2013
- Name
- Atherospermophyllum
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Name)
- Knight C. L.
- Authors (Pub.)
- Knight C. L.
Wilf P.
- Publication
- Rare leaf fossils of Monimiaceae and Atherospermataceae (Laurales) from Eocene Patagonian rainforests and their biogeographic significance [2013/11]
- Journal
- Palaeontologia Electronica
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3.26A
- Page number
- 10
- Year
- 2013
- Parent Taxon
- [Family] Atherospermataceae
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Type
- Atherospermophyllum guinazui
- Diagnosis
- Leaves are ovate to elliptic, unlobed, and pinnately veined, with the petiole markedly swollen near the insertion point, a basally thickened midvein, and toothed margins. Secondary veins are weakly brochidodromous to eucamptodromous and irregularly spaced, with the basal pair(s) acute. Exterior tertiary veins are weakly looped. Teeth are large, irregularly spaced and sized, and often compound; principal veins are medial and terminate in a large apical gland.
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