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Spinopinnophyllum acanthorachis
Spinopinnophyllum acanthorachis Sanch. Kumar, Su, R.A. Spicer, M.A. Khan Palaeont. Electr., 27(1(a12)): 8. Feb 2024
- Name
- Spinopinnophyllum acanthorachis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Spinopinnophyllum
- Authors (Pub.)
- Kumar S.
Su T.
Spicer R. A.
Khan M. A.
- Publication
- The earliest fossil evidence of spiny feather (pinnate-leaved) palms from the K-Pg of Gondwana [2024/2]
- Journal
- Palaeontologia Electronica
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 1(a12)
- Page number
- 8
- Year
- 2024
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Maastrichtian
- Strat. comment
- Deccan Intertrappean
- Location
- Umaria Ryt. village (N 22°46′26”, E 80°32′19”, 490 m a.s.l.), Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, central India
- Paleoregion
- Gondwana (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Palaeobotany and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, India
- Repository Number
- SKBUH/PPL/Um/L/48
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Palaeobotany and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, India
- Repository Number
- SKBUH/PPL/UL28
- Diagnosis
- Leaf pinnately compound, leaflets attached to stout rachis; prominent pointed spines or scars of the base of spines present on the rachis; preserved leaflets narrow emerging straight from one side of the rachis at an acute angle; thick and prominent midvein in each leaflet; mid-vein paralleled by prominent secondary lateral veins, oblique and transverse cross veins also present on both sides of the secondary lateral vein.
