Tripylocarpa Futey et al. 2012 (palm)

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae

Full reference: M. K. Futey, M. A. Gandolfo, M. C. Zamaloa, R. CĂșneo, and G. Cladera. 2012. Arecaceae fossil fruits from the Paleocene of Patagonia, Argentina. The Botanical Review 78:205-234

Parent taxon: Arecaceae according to E. Stiles et al. 2020

See also Futey et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Amesoneuron, Archontophoenix, Areca, Arecipites, Arecoideae, Borassus, Calamopsis, Caryota, Chamaedorea, Cocos, Cocosocarpon, Coryphoideae, Echidiporites, Erythea, Eugeissona, Flabellaria, Friedemannia, Geonoma, Geonomites, Grimsdalea, Hyphaeneocarpon, Iriartea, Iriartites, Krempocarpon, Longapertites, Luminidites, Manicaria, Mauritiidites, Nypa, Nypoideae, Oraniopsis, Oreodoxites, Palmacites, Palmocaulon, Palmostroboxylon, Palmoxylon, Paloreodoxites, Parapalmocaulon, Phoenicites, Racemonocolpites, Rhizopalmoxylon, Sabal, Sabalocaulon, Sabalophyllum, Spinizonocolpites, Spinopalmoxylon, Tricoccites, Victorisporis, Calamus, Spinophyllum, Hyphaene, Versipalmicutis, Perfossus, Latanites, Palmocarpon, Neozamia, Latericutis, Elate, Corypheae, Palmaepites, Lepidocaryinae, Caryotispermum, Palaeospadix, Rhapis, Hemiphoenicites, Serenopsis, Sanmiguelia, Anomophyllites, Nipadites, Rhizopalmoxylon, Palmostrobus, Cocoopsis, Burtinia, Attaleinites, Palmaepollenites, Palmites, Bactrites, Juranyia, Palmanthium, Cocites, Palmophyllum, Astrocaryum, Perrandoa, Palaeothrinax, Eolirion, Phoenix

Subtaxa: Tripylocarpa aestuaria

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Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Estancia Las Violetas - L2 (Paleocene of Argentina)

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