Thuja polaris

Name

Thuja polaris

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Thuja

Authors (Pub.)

McIver E. E. Basinger J. F.  

Publication

The morphology and relationships of Thuja polaris sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the early Tertiary, Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada [1989/7]

Journal

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volume

67

Issue

6

Page number

1904

Year

1989

Fossil Status

leafy twigs (with cones)

Stratigraphy

Paleocene

Strat. comment

Eureka Sound Group, top of Strand Bay Formation or base of Iceberg Bay Formation

Location

Stream cut, 17.6 km E of Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, Canada [79"56.4'N, 84'47'W]

Paleoregion

America (North)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

University of Saskatchewan, Geological Museum, Paleobotanical Collection, Saskatoon, Canada

Repository Number

US 101-3393

Num

3

Pub.

The morphology and relationships of Thuja polaris sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the early Tertiary, Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada [1989/7]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

University of Saskatchewan, Geological Museum, Paleobotanical Collection, Saskatoon, Canada

Repository Number

USS: US 101-3394 [Fig. 8]; US 101-3404 [Figs. 2, 5]

Num

2, 5, 8

Pub.

The morphology and relationships of Thuja polaris sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the early Tertiary, Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada [1989/7]