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Halocarpus highstedii
Taxonomy
Halocarpus highstedii was named by Jordan et al. (2011). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is OU32899, a cuticle. 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 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Halocarpus highstedii Jordan et al. pp. 123-126 figs. 2A-G |
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†Halocarpus highstedii Jordan et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. J. Jordan et al. 2011 | Foliage with tightly imbricate, spirally arranged, strongly keeled, amphistomatic scale-like leaves 1-1.15 mm long, 1mm wide. Even marginal frill ofctenoidally arranged cells present, >100 micrometers long at apex. Stomata arrayed more or less randomly on both the adaxial and abaxial surfaces (excluding the midrib areas), more or less randomly aligned, amphicyclic, with 4-6 subsidiary cells, subsidiary cells not shared between stomata. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (Southland) | Halocarpus highstedii (type locality: 169981) |