†Newtonia mushensis Pan et al. 2012 (legume)
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Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
Full reference: A.D. Pan, E.D. Currano, B.F. Jacobs, M. Feseha, N. Tabor and P.S. Herendeen. 2012. Fossil Newtonia (Fabaceae: Mimoseae) seeds from the early Miocene (22-21 Ma) Mush Valley in Ethiopia. International Journal of Plant Sciences 173(3):290-296
Belongs to Newtonia according to A.D. Pan et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MU17-31, a seed/fruit (Large, flat elongate seeds surrounded by a chartaceous or membranous wing)
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Mush Valley Dioscorea (Miocene of Ethiopia)
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