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Nothofagus peduncularis
Taxonomy
Nothofagus peduncularis was named by Hill (1991) [Specimenes examined: LRR1-058, 106, 421, 717, 988, 997, 998, 1084-1090, 1371-1377, 1381-1384, 1481, 1954.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is LRR1-1954, a seed/fruit (Cupule). Its type locality is Little Rapid River 1, which is in an Oligocene fluvial-lacustrine mudstone in Australia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1991 | Nothofagus peduncularis Hill p. 79 figs. 2-4 |
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†Nothofagus peduncularis Hill 1991
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. S. Hill 1991 | Cupule 2-valved, valves 10 mm long (range 8-13 mm), 10 mm wide (range 7-13 mm). Peduncle up to 10 mm long, sometimes slightly curved, broad at attachment to cupule, narrowing to base. Cupule valves slightly woody at base, membranous at apex appressed to one another, free for approximately one-third of their length. Three membranous lamellae on each cupule valve. Cupule valves minutely pubescent, with conical unicellular trichomes and solitary unicellular trichome type C frequent. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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) | Nothofagus peduncularis (type locality: 166705) |