Obamacarpa edenensis

Name

Obamacarpa edenensis

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Obamacarpa

Authors (Pub.)

Atkinson B. A. Stockey R. A. Rothwell G. W.  

Publication

Tracking the initial diversification of Asterids: anatomically preserved cornalean fruits from the Early Coniacian (Late Cretaceous) of western North America [2017/11]

Journal

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Annee/Jahrgang

2018

Volume

179

Issue

1

Page number

[7] 000 [27]

Year

2017

Fossil Status

fruits (endocarps)

Stratigraphy

Coniacian

Strat. comment

Comox Formation

Location

EdenMain: TheQuarry (lat. 49749ʹ52.0400N, long. 125725ʹ10.4100W), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Paleoregion

America (North)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Department of Botany, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Repository Number

P14604 B top

Num

figures 3A, 4A, 4B

Pub.

Tracking the initial diversification of Asterids: anatomically preserved cornalean fruits from the Early Coniacian (Late Cretaceous) of western North America [2017/11]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

Department of Botany, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Repository Number

F-554732F-55477 (Condon Museum); P14604 A bot, P145345 D top, P13527 H top (UAPC-ALTA)

Diagnosis

Fruits ovoid, 5.0 mm long, 3.0 mm wide. Endocarp with elongate persistent style, smooth external surface, three locules. Transition zone of slightly lignified cells between endocarp and mesocarp, one to four cells thick. Mesocarp of radially elongate thin-walled parenchyma. Up to 10 vascular bundles surrounded by fibers within mesocarp near periphery of endocarp. Epicarp one cell layer thick.