Where: Canterbury, New Zealand (44.3° S, 171.3° E: paleocoordinates 52.3° S, 164.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression
Collection methods: chemical
Primary reference: A. C. Rozefelds, D. C. Christophel, and N. F. Alley. 1992. Tertiary occurrence of the fern Lygodium (Schizaeaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of The Queensland Museum 32:203-222 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 167540: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 21.03.2015
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Taxonomic list
Polypodiopsida | |
Lygodium dinmorphyllum Churchill 1969 climbing fern |