†Palaeosinomenium ornamentum Collinson et al. 2012
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Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Full reference: M. E. Collinson, S. R. Manchester, and V. Wilde. 2012. Fossil fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft Naturforschenden 570:1-249
Belongs to Palaeosinomenium according to M. E. Collinson et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Palaeosinomenium hantonense, Palaeosinomenium pulchrum, Palaeosinomenium venablesi
Type specimen: Holotype SM.B Me 7343, a seed/fruit
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Messel (Eocene of Germany)
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