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Richeaphyllum waimumuensis
Taxonomy
Richeaphyllum waimumuensis was named by Jordan et al. (2010) [Other specimens examined: OU32213, OU32194.
]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: OU32214 held in the collections of the Department of Geology, University of Otago, a leaf (Cuticle), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is F45/f0394, middle Gore Lignite Measure, Newvale Mine, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene mire/swamp lignite in New Zealand.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Richeaphyllum waimumuensis Jordan et al. p. 68 figs. 4 A-C |
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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.
†Richeaphyllum waimumuensis Jordan et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. J. Jordan et al. 2010 | Leaves more than 4 mm wide, epidermal cells of adaxial surface ~30 μm long, epidermal cells of the abaxial surface~25 μm long. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (Southland) | Richeaphyllum waimumuensis (type locality: 169981) |