†Thysananthus aethiopicus Bouju et al. 2022 (liverwort)
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Jungermanniopsida - Porellales - Lejeuneaceae
Full reference: V. Bouju, K. Feldberg, U. Kaasalainen, A. Schäfer-Verwimp, L. Hedenäs, W. R. Buck, B. Wang, V. Perrichot, and A. R. Schmidt. 2022. Miocene Ethiopian amber: A new source of fossil cryptogams. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 60(4):932-954
Belongs to Thysananthus according to V. Bouju et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGPAS PB23742, a leaf. Its type locality is Ethiopian amber (NIGPAS collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Ethiopia.
Distribution:
• Miocene of Ethiopia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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