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Musopsis groenlandica

Musopsis groenlandica A. Boyd Amer. J. Bot., 79(12): 1362. 29 Dec 1992
Name
Musopsis groenlandica
Rank
Species
Original spelling
groenlandicum
Generic Name
[Genus] Musopsis
Replaced Name
Musophyllum groenlandicum
Authors (Pub.)
Boyd A. E.  
Publication
Musopsis n. gen.: a banana-like leaf genus from the Early Tertiary of Eastern North Greenland [1992/12]
Journal
American Journal of Botany
Volume
79
Issue
12
Page number
1362
Year
1992
Fossil Status
leaves
Stratigraphy
Paleocene
Strat. comment
Thyra Ø Formation
Location
Princess Dagmar Island, eastern North Greenland
Paleoregion
America (North - Greenland)
Data for Holotypus
Repository
Type and Illustrated Paleontology Collection, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Repository Number
MGUH# 18265
Diagnosis
One incomplete leaf > 16 cm long, > 13 cm wide, and two leaf fragments; leaf costa 2.7 cm wide, seven vein orders visible; veins parallel costa before departing at near right angles, parallel, straight course, vein order alternating in placement; 1st order veins (A) irregularly spaced, 12.6-14.3 mm spacing; 2d order (B) usually occurring halfway between A veins, 6.3-7.6 mm between A and B pair; 3d order veins (C) occurring halfway between A and B veins; 4th order veins (D) occurring be- tween any vein pair of higher-order sometimes closer to one vein; three 5th order veins (E) occurring between any vein pair of higher-order; 6th order vein (F) occurring between any vein pair of higher order.
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