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Barclayopsis

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Barclayopsis
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Paleocene
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Barclayopsis
Erv. Knobl. & Mai
Species:
B. urceolata
Binomial name
Barclayopsis urceolata

Barclayopsis urceolata is a fossil species of the family Nymphaeaceae[2] from the Maastrichtian[1][3] and Paleocene[3][4] of Eisleben, Germany.[5]

Description

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The oval to rounded, 2–3 mm wide seed has a up to 0.15 mm thick,[6] two-layered testa.[6][7]

Taxonomy

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It was published by Ervin Knobloch and Dieter Hans Mai in 1984.[2][6]

Etymology

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The specific epithet urceolata means urceolate, or jug-shaped.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Barclayopsis urceolata Erv. Knobl., Mai. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=8DEE67A3-FE1B-58F6-36B6-215B7189280B
  2. ^ a b Barclayopsis Erv. Knobl., Mai. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/genus.htm?id=5010C66A-B842-4EA7-A620-EBBB2689F7E0
  3. ^ a b Friis, E. M., Crane, P. R., & Pedersen, K. R. (1997). Fossil history of magnoliid angiosperms. In Evolution and diversification of land plants (pp. 121-156). Tokyo: Springer Japan.
  4. ^ Knobloch, E., Kvaček, Z., Bůžek, Č., Mai, D. H., & Batten, D. J. (1993). Evolutionary significance of floristic changes in the Northern Hemisphere during the Late Cretaceous and Palaeogene, with particular reference to Central Europe. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 78(1-2), 41-54.
  5. ^ Schultze-Motel, J. Fossilium Catalogus. II. Plantae. Pars 106. Index of generic names of fossil plants, 1979-2000. p. 14.
  6. ^ a b c Knobloch, E., & Mai, D. H. (1984). Neue Gattungen nach Früchten und Samen aus dem Cenoman bis Maastricht (Kreide) von Mitteleuropa. Feddes Repertorium, 95(1-2), 3-41.
  7. ^ Knobloch, E., & Mai, D. H. (1986). Monographie der Früchte und Samen in der Kreide von Mitteleuropa (Vol. 47).
  8. ^ Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville. (n.d.). AlgaeBase. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=12875