''Euryale spinosa'' is a fossil species of
''Euryale'' from the
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
of
Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan (, ) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its l ...
, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Description
The circular to elliptical pollen grains with a spiny exine are 30 μm wide. It bears a 3 μm wide furrow. The sharp, stout spines are 2 μm long.
Taxonomy
It was published by
John Baird Simpson in 1961
[Simpson JB. XVI.�]
The Tertiary Pollen-Flora of Mull and Ardnamurchan.
Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 1961;64(16):421-468. doi:10.1017/S0080456800100407[''Euryale spinosa'' J.B. Simpson (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved November 29, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=2A53E054-1014-0EAF-4F1D-1ABF9CD01C69][Potonié R.(1970). Die fossilen Sporen. Ihre morphologische (phylogenetische) neben der morphographischen Ordnung. p. 115. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_i2jCHCNTCMYC/page/n113/mode/2up] based on fossil pollen grains.
Etymology
The specific epithet ''spinosa'' means spiny.
[''Caesalpinia spinosa''. (n.d.). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved December 17, 2024, from https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/caesalpinia-spinosa/]
Distribution
It occurred in Scotland, United Kingdom.
References
spinosa
Fossil taxa described in 1961
Plants described in 1961
Flora of Scotland
Flora of the United Kingdom
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