Ficus arenacea

Ficus arenacea Lesq. Rep. (Annual) U.S. Geol. Surv. Territ., 1871, [5]: 300. 9 May 1872

Name: Ficus arenacea
Rank: Species
Generic Name: [Genus] Ficus
Authors (Pub.): Lesquereux L. C.
Publication: Fossil flora [1872/5]
Journal: Annual report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories
Annee/Jahrgang: 1871
Volume: [5]
Page number: 300
Year: 1872
Fossil Status: leaves
Stratigraphy: Maastrichtian
Strat. comment: Laramie Formation
Location: unknown; Colorado, USA
Paleoregion: America (North)
Repository: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA
Repository Number: USNM P 258, USNMP 260A
Num: 29: 1, 3, 4
Pub.: Contributions to the fossil flora of the Western Territories II [1878/1-3]

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Ficus arenacea Varietas brevipetiolata

Doweld Alexander at: 01/07/2025 12:14

Knowlton (in Profess. Pap. U.S. Geol. Surv. 130: 139. Nov 1922) revised the data on the age of the fossils (by matrix), accepted them as coming from the Maastrichtian (Laramie Formation) of Colorado, USA.

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