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Euproteaciphyllum pinnatum
Euproteaciphyllum pinnatum R.J. Carp., Bannister, D.E. Lee, G.J. Jord. Austral. Syst. Bot., 25: 382. 14 Dec 2012
- Name
- Euproteaciphyllum pinnatum
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Euproteaciphyllum
- Authors (Pub.)
- Carpenter R. J.
Bannister J. M.
Lee D. E.
Jordan G. J.
- Publication
- Proteaceae leaf fossils from the Oligo–Miocene of New Zealand: new species and evidence of biome and trait conservatism [2012/12]
- Journal
- Australian Systematic Botany
- Volume
- 25
- Page number
- 382
- Year
- 2012
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Miocene
- Strat. comment
- Oligo–Miocene
- Location
- Seam W6, middle Gore Lignite Measures,
Newvale Mine, Waimumu Coalfield, Southland, New Zealand
- Paleoregion
- Australia (New Zealand)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Geology Museum, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Repository Number
- OU33344 (only specimen, includes material on
microscope slides andSEMstubs)
- Diagnosis
- Foliage pinnately lobed. Lobes small, more-or-less triangular or
falcate. Stomatal distribution more-or-less parallel, subsidiary
cells typically appearing butterfly-winged. Anticlinal epidermalwall
cuticle variably buttressed and sinuous at junctions with
periclinal walls. Trichome bases common on both leaf surfaces,
associated with two or more epidermal cells.
