Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Full reference: E. G. Ottone. 2007. A new palm trunk from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina. Ameghiniana 44(4):719-725
Belongs to Palmoxylon according to E. G. Ottone 2007
Sister taxa: Palmoxylon ambabgholiense, Palmoxylon anchorus, Palmoxylon arcotense, Palmoxylon arviensis, Palmoxylon barbatum, Palmoxylon blanfordi, Palmoxylon cellulosum, Palmoxylon chhindwarense, Palmoxylon cliffwoodensis, Palmoxylon cordatum, Palmoxylon coromandelensis, Palmoxylon coronatum, Palmoxylon cribriforme, Palmoxylon dakshinense, Palmoxylon deccanense, Palmoxylon dilacunosum, Palmoxylon edwardsii, Palmoxylon enochii, Palmoxylon eocenum, Palmoxylon feistmantelii, Palmoxylon fibrosum, Palmoxylon garridoi, Palmoxylon ghughuensis, Palmoxylon hislopii, Palmoxylon hyphaeneoides, Palmoxylon indicum, Palmoxylon intertrappeansis, Palmoxylon intertrappeum, Palmoxylon invaginatum, Palmoxylon jammuense, Palmoxylon kachchhensis, Palmoxylon kamalam, Palmoxylon keriense, Palmoxylon khalsa, Palmoxylon kondhaliensis, Palmoxylon kraeuselii, Palmoxylon krishna, Palmoxylon lacunata, Palmoxylon lacunosum, Palmoxylon leibigianum, Palmoxylon lelei, Palmoxylon livistonoides, Palmoxylon mahabalei, Palmoxylon maheshwarii, Palmoxylon mahurzari, Palmoxylon mandlaensis, Palmoxylon mathurii, Palmoxylon mohgaoensis, Palmoxylon mohgaonensis, Palmoxylon mulatiensis, Palmoxylon narayanae, Palmoxylon nawargaonsis, Palmoxylon pantii, Palmoxylon parapaniensis, Palmoxylon parthasarathyi, Palmoxylon patagonicum, Palmoxylon penchense, Palmoxylon pondicherriense, Palmoxylon prismaticum, Palmoxylon puratanum, Palmoxylon pyriforme, Palmoxylon quenstedti, Palmoxylon rambhakheriense, Palmoxylon raoi, Palmoxylon rewahense, Palmoxylon rionegrense, Palmoxylon sagari, Palmoxylon santarosense, Palmoxylon sclerodermum, Palmoxylon scottii, Palmoxylon seriatum, Palmoxylon shahpuraensis, Palmoxylon siltherensis, Palmoxylon solidum, Palmoxylon splendidum, Palmoxylon stromeri, Palmoxylon sundaram, Palmoxylon superbum, Palmoxylon surangei, Palmoxylon takliense, Palmoxylon trabeculosum, Palmoxylon umariensis, Palmoxylon valchetense, Palmoxylon wadiae
Type specimen: BAFC-Pb 16945, a wood. Its type locality is Pichaihue (PI) - Paleobotany, which is in a Danian coastal shale/siltstone in the Pichaihue Limestone Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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