†Alsophilocaulis calveloi Menendez 1961 (scaly tree fern)
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Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Full reference: C. A. Menendez. 1961. Estípite petrificado de una nueva Cyatheaceae del Terciario de Neuquén. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica IX:331-358
Belongs to Alsophilocaulis according to E. I. Vera 2010
See also Menendez 1961
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BA Pb 7696, a stem. Its type locality is Aluminé - Arroyo Puipucón, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Rancahué Formation of Argentina.
Average measurements (in mm): Stem diameter 60.0
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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