Acer macginitiei
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Negundo
Species:
†Acer macginitiei
Name
Acer macginitiei J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 100-101. Feb 1987
Synonyms
- Heterotypic
- Acer heterodentatum auct. non Chaney. MacGinitie. (part. nontypic). 140. pl. 57, f. 3.
- Acer minor auct. non Knowlton. Becker. 1969 (part). 113. pl. 35, F. 9-12.
Type material
- Holotype: UCMP 3828 (fruit)
- 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: UCMG 5188(1), 5188(4) (fruits)
- Repository: Colorado University Museum of Natural History, Colorado University, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, United States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: Colorado University Museum of Natural History, Colorado University, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, United States
- Paratypes: YPM/NYBG 506, 507, 508, 509, 777 (fruits)
- Repository: Paleobotany collections, Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Note: Specimens originally in New York Botanic Gardens collection, transferred to the Yale Peabody Museum.
- Repository: Paleobotany collections, Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Type locality
- Eocene, Priabonian/Chadronian; Florissant Formation; Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Etymology
- "In recognition of Harry D. MacGinitie's major contributions (including his work on the Florissant flora) to the Tertiary paleobotany of western North America."
Distribution
Eocene
- Priabonian/Chadronian
- Florissant Formation; Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
- Renova Formation; Beaverhead, Beaver Creek, Powell County, Montana, United States
- Renova Formation; Christensen Ranch (Becker 32), Powell County, Montana, 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.
Links
- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–56852-1. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer macginitiei. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 December 8.