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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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