Acer wehri
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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 wehri
Name
†Acer wehri J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 128. pl. 4, figs. 7-9. 10-12, 16, 17. 14 Feb 1987
Synonyms
- Pro Parte, non-typic
- †Acer negundoides auct. non MacGinitie. R.W.Brown. 1935 (part: reference to Republic material). p580. non-figured
- †Acer oregonianum auct. non Knowlton. Berry. 1929 (part: reference to Republic material). p255 non-figured
Type material
- Holotype: UWBM 39728 A&B. (fruits)
- Repository: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, King County, Washington, Unites States
- Paratypes: GSC 82970 A&B (fruit)
- Repository: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Paratypes: USNM 396039 (fruit)
- Repository: Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Paratypes: UWBM 541O8 A&B, 56257, 56260 (fruits)
- Repository: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, King County, Washington, Unites States
Type locality
- Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation; Corner Lot (UWBM A0307), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
Etymology
- "Wesley Wehr has been of immeasurable assistance and encouragement. He has supplied most material of Republic Acer, as well as other material from the Tertiary of the Pacific Northwest."
Distribution
Eocene
- Ypresian
- Eocene Okanagan Highlands
- Kamloops Group, Chu Chua Formation; Chu Chua Creek (GSC 4821), Chu Chua, near Barriere, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Kamloops Group, Coldwater Beds; Quilchena, Nicola Lake, near Merrit, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Princeton Group, Allenby Formation; One Mile Creek (UWBM B3389), Princeton area, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
- Klondike Mountain Formation, Tom Thumb tuff; Corner Lot (A0307, A0308), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
References
Primary references
- Berry, E.W. 1929. A revision of the flora of the Latah Formation. United States Geological Survey; Professional Paper (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office) 154-H: 225–265. doi:10.3133/pp154h. ISSN 1044-9612. Reference page.
- Brown, R.W. 1935. Miocene Leaves, Fruits, and Seeds from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Journal of Paleontology 9(7): 572–587. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR
. Reference page. - 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 wehri. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 Dec.