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Newtonia mushensis
Taxonomy
Newtonia mushensis was named by Pan et al. (2012). Its type specimen is MU17-31, a seed/fruit (Large, flat elongate seeds surrounded by a chartaceous or membranous wing), and it is a compression fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Newtonia mushensis Pan et al. |
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†Newtonia mushensis Pan et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A.D. Pan et al. 2012 | Flat, elongate tapering seeds bearing a membranous wing that is markedly curved and notched at the attachment of the funiculus. The new taxon is distinguished from extant species of Newtonia by a combination of seed size parameters and degree of curvature near the funiculus attachment. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Ethiopia | Newtonia mushensis (169321) |