Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Zamiaceae
Full reference: R. S. Hill and M. S. Pole. 1994. Two new species of Pterostoma R.S. Hill from Cenozoic sediments in Australasia. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 80(1-2):123-130
Belongs to Pterostoma according to R. S. Hill and M. S. Pole 1994
Sister taxa: Pterostoma anastomosans, Pterostoma douglasii, Pterostoma zamioides
Type specimen: Holotype: S-283, housed in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a cuticle. Its type locality is Regatta Point - Cool Store mud, which is in an Eocene fluvial-deltaic mudstone in Australia.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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