Sabal bigbendense Manchester et al. 2010 (palm)

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae

Full reference: S. R. Manchester, T. M. Lehman, and E. A. Wheeler. 2010. Fossil palms (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) associated with juvenile herbivorous dinosaurs in the Upper Cretaceous Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas. International Journal of Plant Sciences 171(6):679-689

Belongs to Sabal according to S. R. Manchester et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Sabal bracknellense, Sabal eocenica, Sabal goldiana, Sabal grandifolia, Sabal grandisperma, Sabal grayana, Sabal imperialis, Sabal leei, Sabal major, Sabal miocenica, Sabal montana, Sabal palmetto, Sabal powellii, Sabal rigida, Sabal rugosa, Sabal ungeri

Type specimen: UF 403-53791, a seed/fruit

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Gaddis Site (MiV) (Cretaceous of Texas)

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