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Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis
Taxonomy
Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis was named by Jordan et al. (1998) [Type locality: Early Eocene sediments on the Brooker Highway, near Hobart.
Other specimens examined: BH3, BH13, BH15.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype: BH1, stored in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a cuticle (Leaves). Its type locality is Brooker Highway, which is in an Eocene terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in Australia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1998 | Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis Jordan et al. p. 472 figs. 22 - 28 |
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†Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis Jordan et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. J. Jordan et al. 1998 | Leaves pinnately lobed to within about 1 mm of mid-rib, lobes falcate with a few teeth. Outer surface of adaxial cuticle strongly striated, striations radiating from trichome bases. Trichome bases abundant, associated with up to six basal epidermal cells. Stomata with prominent outer cuticle ledges raised well above cuticle surface, with a narrow aperture. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Eocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis (type locality: 166706) |