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Araucarites alatisquamosus
Araucarites alatisquamosus T.A. Ohsawa, H. Nishida in T.A. Ohsawa, A. Yabe, T. Yamada, K. Uemura, K. Terada, Leppe, Hinoj., H. Nishida Bot. (Canada), 94(9): 807. 9 Sep 2016
- Name
- Araucarites alatisquamosus
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Araucarites
- Authors (Name)
- Ohsawa T. A.
Nishida H.
- Authors (Pub.)
- Ohsawa T. A.
Yabe A.
Yamada T.
Uemura K.
Terada K.
Leppe M.
Hinojosa L. F.
Nishida H.
- Publication
- Araucarian leaves and cone scales from the Loreto Formation of Río de Las Minas, Magellan Region, Chile [2016/9]
- Journal
- Botany
- Volume
- 94
- Issue
- 9
- Page number
- 807
- Year
- 2016
- Fossil Status
- cones (seed scales)
- Stratigraphy
- Rupelian
- Strat. comment
- Loreto Formation
- Location
- Río de Las Minas area near Punta Arenas, Magellan Region, Chile
- Paleoregion
- Gondwana (South America)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Repository Number
- SGO.PB 1577
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- National Museum of Nature and Science, Palaeobotany Collection, Tokyo, Japan
- Repository Number
- NSM PP-12151, NSM PP-12152, NSM PP-12153
- Diagnosis
- Fossil detached cone scales composed of cuneate bract, 32–33 mm long by 30–34 mm wide. Delicate wings expanded laterally up to 5–6 mm from each side of woody central zone of cone scale. Bract spine short, 3 mm long. Single oval seed embedded in ovuliferous scale, 18–24 mm long by 5–5.5 mm wide. Ovuliferous scale surrounding seed, oval, 7.6–8.0 mm at the widest portion. Ovuliferous scale tip rounded, about 2mm from distal end of seed.
