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Prumnopitys portensis
Taxonomy
Prumnopitys portensis was named by Pole (1992) [Referred specimens: SB156, SB186, S066, S067, S116-S124.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: S056, housed in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a leaf, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hasties, which is in an Eocene/Eocene fluvial mudstone/gravel in Australia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Prumnopitys portensis Pole p. 448 figs. 45, 47,49, 66-73 |
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†Prumnopitys portensis Pole 1992
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Pole 1992 | Differs from all other species of Prumnopitys in being equally amphistomatic, with two stomatal zones on each side of leaf. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Prumnopitys portensis (type locality: 166978) |