Acer powellense
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: †A. sect. Columbiana
Species:†Acer powellense
Name
†Acer powellense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 109-110. pl. 16, figs. 1, 6: text-fig. 14M 14 Feb 1987
Type material
- Holotype: UCMP 9314 A&B (leaf)
- 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
- Paratypes: UCMP 9315 A&B; 9316, 9317 (leaves)
- Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
Type locality
- Eocene, Late Eocene; ?; Sturgeon Creek (UCMP PA530), Powell County, Montana, United States
Etymology
- "Type locality is on Sturgeon Creek, Powell County, Montana."
Distribution
Eocene
- Late Eocene
- unidentified Formation/flora; Sturgeon Creek (UCMP PA530), 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 powellense. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 December 13.