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Dacrydium mucronatus
Taxonomy
Dacrydium mucronatus was named by Hill and Christophel (2001) [Type locality: Nelly Creek, central Australia (29°19´S, 137°18´E).
Specimens examined: NC-002, 003, 007, 009, 012.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: NC-002, stored in the Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide., a fertile axis (Cuticle), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Nelly Creek, which is in an Eocene floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Eyre Formation of Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Dacrydium mucronatus Hill and Christophel p. 202 fig. 2–11 |
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†Dacrydium mucronatus Hill and Christophel 2001
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. S. Hill and D. C. Christophel 2001 | Leaves with a smooth margin and a mucronate apex, 1.1–2.5 cm long. Florin rings poorly developed or absent. Stomata on adaxial leaf surface in clear rows, usually with only one polar surrounding cell shared between adjacent stomata. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | Australia (South Australia) | Dacrydium mucronatus (type locality: 167541) |