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Euproteaciphyllum falcatum
Taxonomy
Euproteaciphyllum falcatum was named by Jordan et al. (1998) [Type locality: The Early Oligocene Lemonthyme Creek sediments, north-western Tasmania.
Other specimens examined: LT008, LT017a, LT017b, LT194.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype: LT214, stored in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania.. Its type locality is Lemonthyme Creek, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine siltstone/claystone in Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Euproteaciphyllum falcatum Jordan et al. p. 479 figs. 69 - 76 |
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†Euproteaciphyllum falcatum Jordan et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. J. Jordan et al. 1998 | Leaves serrate with small teeth, hypostomatous, linear–falcate, about 7–12 mm broad. Adaxial leaf surface with striations following veins. Abaxial surface with striations around stomata and radiating from trichome bases. Epidermal cells small, anticlinal walls thickened at cell junctions. Stomata larger than epidermal cells. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Euproteaciphyllum falcatum (type locality: 166735) |