Sabalites geneseensis D.R.Greenw. et C.K.West

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003198

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3198

Authors: D. R. Greenwood & C. K. West

Rank: species

Reference: Greenwood, D. R. & West, C. K. (2017): A fossil coryphoid palm from the Paleocene of western Canada. – Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 239: 55–65., link

Page of description: 59

Illustrations or figures: pls II, III

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Costapalmate palm leaves with a narrow elongate costa, the lamina small; transverse veins forming a zig-zag pattern; segments attached
(connate) for N50% of segment length, plication induplicate. Petiole unarmed.

Etymology

The specific epithet geneseensis is proposed, in reference to the locality where the fossil species was collected.

Stratigraphy

Paleogene, Paleocene, Danian
Early Paleocene, upper member of the Scollard Formation.

Locality

Canada
53° 21′ N, 114° 24′ W, Genesee fossil locality, south bank of the North Saskatchewan River, central Alberta.