Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Full reference: L. J. Hickey. 1977. Stratigraphy and paleobotany of the Golden Valley Formation (Early Tertiary) of western North Dakota. The Geological Society of America Memoir 150:1-183
Belongs to Corylus according to L. J. Hickey 1977
Sister taxa: Corylus americana, Corylus avellana, Corylus colurna, Corylus ferox, Corylus fosteri, Corylus harrimani, Corylus insignis, Corylus macquarrii, Corylus orbiculata, Corylus palachei, Corylus rostrata
Type specimen: USNM 43214. Its type locality is Beckert Ranch (USNM 14128), which is in a Clarkforkian channel siltstone in the Golden Valley Formation of North Dakota.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: North Dakota collection)
• Paleocene of United States (4: North Dakota)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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