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Euproteaciphyllum polymorphum

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Euproteaciphyllum polymorphum was named by Jordan et al. (1998) [Type locality: The Early Oligocene Lemonthyme Creek sediments, north-western Tasmania. Other specimens examined: LT007, LT022, LT137, LT220, LT305, LT343, LT344.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype: LT330 (LT337 is the counterpart), stored in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a cuticle (Leaves). Its type locality is Lemonthyme Creek, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine siltstone/claystone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Euproteaciphyllum polymorphum Jordan et al. p. 477 figs. 52 - 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusEuproteaciphyllum
speciespolymorphum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Euproteaciphyllum polymorphum Jordan et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. J. Jordan et al. 1998Leaves hypostomatous, pinnatisect or pinnatifid apart from lobed apical portion, proximal part of the apical margin of leaflets almost parallel to mid-rib, basal margin decurrent down stem, decurrent part sometimes apparently extending beyond the attachment of the adjacent leaflet. Trichome bases circular or nearly so, about 25–35 μm diameter, overlying 2–10 basal epidermal cells forming a complex up to 90 μm in diameter. Stomata brachyparacytic, 1 or 2 subsidiary cells with a transverse septum.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Euproteaciphyllum polymorphum (type locality: 166735)