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Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum
Taxonomy
Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum was named by Jordan et al. (1998) [Type locality: Early Eocene sediments on the Brooker Highway, near Hobart.
Other specimens examined: BH5, BH6.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype: BH11, stored in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a leaf. Its type locality is Brooker Highway, which is in an Eocene terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum Jordan et al. p. 472 figs. 33 - 40 |
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†Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum Jordan et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. J. Jordan et al. 1998 | Leaf hypostomatous with very small, sparse teeth. Stomata smaller than epidermal cells, subsidiary cells usually unevenly sized, epidermal cells small. Trichome bases small, usually about 15 μm wide, overlying 1, occasionally 2 slightly enlarged basal epidermal cells, not differentially staining. |
Measurements
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Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Eocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum (type locality: 166706) |