Acer toradense
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: †A. sect. Torada
Species: †Acer toradense
Name
Acer toradense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 69. Feb 1987
Type material
- Holotype: USNM 396010 A&B
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Paratype: UBCB 2400
- Repository: Botany Department, University of British Columbia Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: Botany Department, University of British Columbia Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Type locality
- Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation; Resnser Canyon (USGS 11018), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
Etymology
- "Type locality is in the Torada graben."
Distribution
Eocene
- Ypresian
- Eocene Okanagan Highlands
- Vermilion Bluffs Shale unit, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; Blue Flame Mine, Nine Mile Creek, 10–11 km (6.2–6.8 mi) south of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
- Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation; Resnser Canyon (USGS 11018), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
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. - Eberle J.J.; Greenwood D.R. 2017. An Eocene brontothere and tillodonts (Mammalia) from British Columbia, and their paleoenvironments. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 54(9): 981–992. doi:10.1139/cjes-2017-0061.
Links
- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–56852-1. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer toradense. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2024 January 4.