Petalophyllites G.L.Hoffman et Crand.-Stotl.
Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003196
Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3196
Authors: G. L. Hoffman & B. J. Crandall-Stotler
Rank: genus
Reference: Hoffman, G. L. & Crandall-Stotler, B. J. (2023): Petalophyllites speirsiae gen. et sp. nov. (Marchantiophyta: Fossombroniales), a fossil liverwort gametophyte from the Paleocene of Alberta, Canada. – Botany 101(10): 462–470., link
Page of description: 464
Type
Petalophyllites speirsiae G.L.Hoffman et Crand.-Stotl.
Original diagnosis/description
Gametophytes thallose, bilaterally symmetrical, unbranched or once furcate; midrib dorsally inconspicuous, flanked by two undissected wings bearing lamellae; lamellae oppositely arranged on dorsal surface of wings, extending from midrib to wing margin, with 12–16 pairs of lamellae per thallus; antheridia spheroidal, in clusters on dorsal surface of midrib area, sometimes associated with small scales.
Etymology
The generic name refers to the family Petalophyllaceae.
Plant fossil remain
macro- and meso-fossils-embryophytes except wood
Names associated with genus
Petalophyllites speirsiae G.L.Hoffman et Crand.-Stotl. 2023
Comments
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Oleksandra Chernomorets on 2024-03-06 15:40:17
Dear Doctor Hoffman,
You can add the stratigraphic and locality for the type species Petalophyllite speirsiae and it will automatically the stratigraphic and locality for the genus.
Thank you very much once more for using PFNR database.