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Lefipania
Taxonomy
Lefipania was named by Martinez et al. (2018). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Lefipania padillae. It was considered unknown by Martinez et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Magnoliopsida by Martinez et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Magnoliopsida by Martinez et al. (2018).
Species
L. padillae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Lefipania Martinez et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. Martinez et al. 2018 | Leaf simple, petiolate; blade microphyll, petiole attachment marginal; blade elliptical to oblong, and symmetrical, apex and base angle acute; base shape convex to decurrent. Primary venation pinnate, secondary venation polygonal reticulodromous; major secondary veins with decurrent attachment. Intercostal tertiary veins regular polygonal reticulate, and conspicuous thickened margin. Adaxial and abaxial cuticle with isodiametric epidermal cells, with a rectangular organized pattern towards the margins, and trichome abscission thickened scars. Stomatal complexes cyclocytic and amphistomatic, more abundant on abaxial epidermis than on adaxial, and randomly oriented. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | L. padillae (197638) |