Serialis communis E.M.Friis, P.R.Crane et K.R.Pedersen

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN000129

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:129

Authors: E. M. Friis, P. R. Crane & K. R. Pedersen

Rank: species

Genus: Serialis E.M.Friis, P.R.Crane et K.R.Pedersen

Reference: Friis, E. M., Crane, P. R. & Pedersen, K. R. (2019): Extinct Diversity among Early Cretaceous Angiosperms: Mesofossil Evidence of Early Magnoliales from Portugal. – International Journal of Plant Sciences 180(2): 93–127.

Page of description: 106

Illustrations or figures: figs 10–12

Types

Holotype S170109 (Famalicão 25), Palaeobotanical Collections, Department of Palaeobiology, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
Figures: fig. 10D, E

Note: Paratypes: S105127–105174, S170228, S170229, S174095, S174439, S174815, S174816–S174818, S175121–S175136, S175145, S175151 (Famalicão sample 25; up to 400 specimens stored under the same number).

Original diagnosis/description

As for the genus with the following additions: Fruit elongate elliptical to circular in lateral view. Surface of fruit smooth to slightly verrucate. Stigma restricted. Seeds one to six. Mesotesta much thicker than endotesta. Mesotesta one cell layer thick; cells palisade shaped with very thick, evenly thickened anticlinal walls; anticlinal walls not undulate andwith smooth inner surfaces. Endoreticulate infillings of the endotesta cells weakly developed. Endotesta without interspersed cavities. Ovular vascular bundle between endotesta and mesotesta. Testa surrounding micropyle not swollen. Outer epidermis of tegmen with narrow, elongate fibers with reticulate thickenings.

Etymology

From the abundant and common occurrence in the Famalicão mesofossil flora, Portugal (Latin communis [common]).

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Lower Cretaceous
below the Figueira da Foz Formation; Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian or older)

Locality

Portugal
Famalicão (lat. 39°42′16″N, long. 8°46′12″W)

Plant fossil remain

macro- and meso-fossils-embryophytes except wood

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