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Eliasofructus claibornensis
Eliasofructus claibornensis Herendeen, Dilcher Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol., 62(3-4): 355. 1 Mar 1990
- Name
- Eliasofructus claibornensis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Eliasofructus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Herendeen P. S.
Dilcher D. L.
- Publication
- Fossil mimosoid legumes from the Eocene and Oligocene of southeastern North America [1990/3]
- Journal
- Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 3-4
- Page number
- 355
- Year
- 1990
- Fossil Status
- fruits
- Stratigraphy
- Eocene
- Strat. comment
- Claiborne Formation
- Location
- Lamkin clay pit, Kentucky, USA
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
- Repository Number
- IU 15826-5842, 5842
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
- Repository Number
- IU 15815-5833, 15815-5838
- Diagnosis
- Same as for the genus except for the
following additions. Length 11 > 15 cm (X=
12 cm), width 4.0-4.5 cm (X= 4.2 cm). Length to
width ratio 2.8 > 3.7 (X= 2.8 cm).
