†Nypa australis Pole and Macphail 1996 (palm)
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Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Full reference: M. S. Pole and M. K. Macphail. 1996. Eocene Nypa from Regatta Point, Tasmania. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 92(1-2):55-67
Belongs to Nypa according to M. S. Pole and M. K. Macphail 1996
Sister taxa: Nypa burtini, Nypa fruticans, Nypa hindi, Nypa sahnii
Type specimen: Holotype: SB638, stored in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a cuticle. Its type locality is Regatta Point - Railway Cutting, which is in an Eocene fluvial-deltaic mudstone/sandstone in Australia.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Regatta Point - Railway Cutting
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