†Macaranga kirkjohnsonii Wilf et al. 2023 (spurge)
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Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Full reference: P. Wilf, A. Iglesias, and M. A. Gandolfo. 2023. The first Gondwanan Euphorbiaceae fossils reset the biogeographic history of the Macaranga‐Mallotus clade. American Journal of Botany 110(5):1-20
Belongs to Macaranga according to P. Wilf et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Macaranga denticulata, Macaranga siwalika, Macaranga tanarius
Type specimen: MPEF‐Pb 7993a,b, a leaf. Its type locality is Laguna del Hunco: quarry LH4, which is in a Ypresian crater lake siliciclastic in the Huitrera Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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