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Ceratopetalum edgardoromeroi
Taxonomy
Ceratopetalum edgardoromeroi was named by Gandolfo and Hermsen (2017). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MPEF-Pb 5085, a seed/fruit (Winged fruit), and it is a compression fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2017 | Ceratopetalum edgardoromeroi Gandolfo and Hermsen pp. 509-510 fig. 2 |
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†Ceratopetalum edgardoromeroi Gandolfo and Hermsen 2017
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. A. Gandolfo and E. Hermsen 2017 | Fruit with five wings (sepals) surrounding
a circular central region. Each wing obovate, apex rounded and base constricted, vascularized by three primary veins; midvein prominent and two lateral veins weaker; primary veins branching in the distal two-thirds of each wing, branches sometimes anastomosing to form a partially closed reticulum. Petals absent. Annular nectary present, prominent. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2009 |
Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Ypresian | Argentina (Chubut) | Cunoniaceae TY129 (133045) Magnoliopsida TY145 (133047) |