Lomatia novaezelandiae Pole 1997

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Full reference: M. Pole. 1997. Paleocene plant macrofossils from Kakahu, south Canterbury, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27(3):371-400

Belongs to Lomatia according to M. Pole 1997

Sister taxa: Lomatia abbreviata, Lomatia acutiloba, Lomatia interrupta, Lomatia microphylla, Lomatia occidentalis, Lomatia patagonica, Lomatia preferruginea, Lomatia saportanea, Lomatia terminalis, Lomatia tripartita, Lomatia xeromorpha

Type specimen: TARA-35, a cuticle. Its type locality is J38/f77, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial claystone in New Zealand.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at J38/f77

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