Palaeocarpinus orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Coryloideae
Genus: †Palaeocarpinus
Species:†Palaeocarpinus orientalis

Name

  • Palaeocarpinus orientalis Manchester, & Guo, 1996

Type locality

  • Paleocene; Wulonggu Formation; south of the Ertix River, Altai County, Xinjiang Province, China

Type material

  • Holotype:NIGP PB 17158
    • Repository: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
  • Paratypes: NIGP PB 17155-17157, 17159, 17160, 17165

References

  • Manchester, S. R. & Guo, S.-X. (1996) Palaeocarpinus (extinct Betulaceae) from northwestern China: new evidence for Paleocene floristic continuity between Asia, North America, and Europe. International Journal of Plant Sciences 157(2): 240–246. doi:10.1086/297343. 
  • Correa-Narvaez, J.E. & Manchester, S. R. (2021). Distribution and Morphological Diversity of Palaeocarpinus (Betulaceae) from the Paleogene of the Northern Hemisphere.. The Botanical Review 88(2): 161–203. 2021. doi:10.1007/s12229-021-09258-y.