Acer becki
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: †A. sect. Glabroidea
Species:†Acer becki
Name
†Acer becki J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 115. pl. 10, figs. 10, 11. 14 Feb 1987
Type material
- Holotype: UCMP 9304 (fruit)
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Collected:1956
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Paratype: UCMP 9066 (leaf)
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
Type locality
- Eocene, Priabonian; Sheep Rock Creek flora, John Day Formation; Teater Road/Sheep Rock Creek (OMSI 256, UF 256, UCMP PA1105), Crook County, Oregon, United States
- Note: First listed as Sheep Rock Creek Site, Clarno Formation. The age and formation of the site were revised by Manchester and McIntosh (2007) to the Priabonian of the John Day Formation
Etymology
- "C.B. Beck has been of great assistance in supplying us with material from the collections of the University of Michigan."
Distribution
Eocene
- Priabonian
- Sheep Rock Creek flora, John Day Formation; Teater Road/Sheep Rock Creek (OMSI 256, UF 256, UCMP PA1105), Crook County, Oregon, United States
References
Primary references
- Wolfe, J.A. & Tanai, T. 1987. Systematics, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Acer (maples) in the Cenozoic of Western North America. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 22(1): 1–246. PDF
Reference page.
Additional references
- Manchester, S.R. & McIntosh, W.C. 2007. Late Eocene silicified fruits and seeds from the John Day Formation near Post, Oregon. PaleoBios 27(1): 7–17. ResearchGateReference page.
- Manchester, S.R. & Lott, T.A. 2024. Fossil leaves, fruits and seeds of the Late Eocene Teater Road flora near Post, Oregon, USA. PaleoBios 41(2): 1–71. doi:10.5070/P941264643.Reference page.
Links
- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–56852-1. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer becki. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 December 18.