Physcidium tortuosum Hedenäs, Bomfleur et E.M.Friis in Bomfleur, Hedenäs, Friis, Crane, Pedersen, Mendes & Kvaček

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003147

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3147

Authors: L. Hedenäs, B. Bomfleur & E. M. Friis

Rank: species

Genus: Physcidium Hedenäs, Bomfleur et E.M.Friis in Bomfleur, Hedenäs, Friis, Crane, Pedersen, Mendes & Kvaček

Reference: Bomfleur, B., Hedenäs, L., Friis, E. M., Crane, P. R., Pedersen, K. R., Mendes, M. M. & Kvaček, J. (2023): Fossil Mosses from the Early Cretaceous Catefica mesofossil flora, Portugal – a window into the Mesozoic history of bryophytes. – Fossil Imprint 79(2): 103–125.

Page of description: 109

Illustrations or figures: text-fi g. 5a–f

Name is type for

Physcidium Hedenäs, Bomfleur et E.M.Friis in Bomfleur, Hedenäs, Friis, Crane, Pedersen, Mendes & Kvaček 2023

Types

Holotype S266387, Palaeobotanical Collections, Department of Palaeobiology, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
Figures: text-fi g. 5a, b

Note: Holotype from Catefica sample 49.

Paratypes: S266375, S266388, S266389, S266390 (Catefi ca sample 49) housed in Palaeobotanical Collections, Department of Palaeobiology, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.

Original diagnosis/description

Leaves from erect or weakly patent base strongly incurved. Costa occupying 30–35 % of leaf width, with numerous layers of abaxial and often a few of adaxial stereids.

Etymology

The specifi c epithet refers to the conspicuously twisted leaves.

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Lower Cretaceous
Almargem Formation, Early Cretaceous (Aptian–early Albian)

Locality

Portugal
Catefi ca (39° 03ʹ 30ʺ N, 09°14ʹ 30ʺ W), between the villages of Catefi ca and Mugideira, about 4 km south of Torres Vedras

Plant fossil remain

macro- and meso-fossils-embryophytes except wood

Comments

Use comments to notify PFNR administrators of mistakes or incomplete information relevant to this record.