Obamacarpa edenensis B.A.Atk., Stockey et G.W.Rothwell

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN001681

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:1681

Authors: B. A. Atkinson, R. A. Stockey & G. W. Rothwell

Rank: species

Genus: Obamacarpa B.A.Atk., Stockey et G.W.Rothwell

Reference: Atkinson, B. A., Stockey, R. A. & Rothwell, G. W. (2017): Tracking the initial diversification of asterids: anatomically preserved cornalean fruits from the early Coniacian (Late Cretaceous) of western North America. – International Journal of Plant Sciences 179(on–line): 21–35., link

Page of description: 27

Illustrations or figures: figs 3, 4

Name is type for

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Fruits ovoid, 5.0 mm long, 3.0 mm wide. Endocarp with elongate persistent style, smooth external surface, three locules. Transition zone of slightly lignified cells between endocarp and mesocarp, one to four cells thick. Mesocarp of radially elongate thin-walled parenchyma. Up to 10 vascular bundles surrounded by fibers within mesocarp near periphery of endocarp. Epicarp one cell layer thick.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the locality where the fossils were recovered.

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Upper Cretaceous
Comox Formation, early Coniacian, Late Cretaceous (∼89 Ma)

Locality

Canada
Eden Main: The Ditch (lat. 49°49ʹ39.40''N, long. 125°25ʹ43.50''W), Vancouver Island, British Columbia