†Monimiophyllum callidentatum Knight and Wilf 2013
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Angiospermae - Laurales - Monimiaceae
Full reference: C. Knight and P. Wilf. 2013. Rare leaf fossils of Monimiaceae and Atherospermataceae (Laurales) from Eocene Patagonian rainforests and their biogeographic significance. Palaeontologia Electronica 16(3):26A-39 p.
Belongs to Monimiophyllum according to C. Knight and P. Wilf 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Holotype: MPEF-Pb 5630, Housed in Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio, Argentina, a leaf. Its type locality is Tufolitas Laguna del Hunco, which is in an Eocene crater lake tuff in Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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