Acer clarnoense
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: Acer sect. Macrantha
Species: †Acer clarnoense
Name
Acer clarnoense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 78-79. Feb 1987
Type material
- Holotype: UCMP 9010 A,B
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Paratypes: UCMP 9011, 9012, 9013, 9014
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
- Collector: unknown
- 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
Etymology
- "Type locality is in the Clarno Formation"
- note:The age and formation of the site were revised by Manchester and McIntosh (2007) to the Priabonian of the John Day Formation
Distribution
Eocene
- Priabonian
- Sheep Rock Creek flora, John Day Formation; Teater Road/Sheep Rock Creek (OMSI 256, UF 256), Crook County, Oregon, United States
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. - 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 clarnoense. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 November 29.