A new species of triplinerved Laurophyllum from the Eocene of Nerriga,New South Wales |
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| Authors: | John G. Conran David C. Christophel |
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| Affiliation: | Botany Department , The University of Adelaide , South Australia, 5005, Australia E-mail: jconran@botany.adelaide.edu.au |
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| Abstract: | A new fossil triplinerved dicotyledon leaf, Laurophyllum acrocryptocaryoides Conran & Christophel (Lauraceae) from Eocene deposits at Nerriga is described. The fossil is similar to the previously described L. acrodromum Hill, also from this site, but differs in leaf shape and cuticular features. L. acrocrytocaryoides also resembles some members of the extant genus Cryptocarya and its relationship to extant taxa is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Laurophyllum Lauraceae Eocene Nerriga NSW new taxon |
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