†Parrotia brevipetiolata Meyer and Manchester 1997 (ironwood)
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Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Full reference: H. W. Meyer and S. R. Manchester. 1997. The Oligocene Bridge Creek flora of the John Day Formation, Oregon. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 141:1-195
Belongs to Parrotia according to H. W. Meyer and S. R. Manchester 1997
Sister taxa: Parrotia canfieldi, Parrotia cuneata, Parrotia grandidentata, Parrotia jacquemontiana, Parrotia winchelli
Type specimen: UF00250-010360, a leaf
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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