Metzgeriites kujiensis

Name

Metzgeriites kujiensis

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Metzgeriites

Authors (Name)

Katagiri T.  

Authors (Pub.)

Katagiri T. Shinden H.  

Publication

Discovery of a simple thalloid liverwort Metzgeriites kujiensis (Metzgeriaceae), a new species from Late Cretaceous Japanese amber [2020/8]

Journal

Hattoria

Volume

11

Page number

14

Year

2020

Fossil Status

thallus

Stratigraphy

Santonian

Strat. comment

Tamagawa Formation; in amber

Location

Horinai Mine (40°09′01″N, 141°44′08″E), Kokuji-cho, Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Paleoregion

Eurasia (Japanese Archipelago)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Hattori Botanical Laboratory (NICH), Nichinan, Japan

Repository Number

NICH-497606

Num

1, 2

Pub.

Discovery of a simple thalloid liverwort Metzgeriites kujiensis (Metzgeriaceae), a new species from Late Cretaceous Japanese amber [2020/8]

Diagnosis

Species of Metzgeriites with a distinct midrib and lamina. The species is similar to Metzgeriites yuxianensis X.W.Wu & B.X.Li, but differs by having narrow thalli of 0.6–0.8 mm wide, a regularly 1-pinnate ramification pattern, and the presence of discoid branches.