Ricciopsis cortaderitaensis Savoretti, Bodnar, Coturel et M.Beltrán
Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN002924
Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:2924
Authors: A. Savoretti, J. Bodnar, E. P. Coturel & M. Beltrán
Rank: species
Reference: Savoretti, A., Bodnar, J., Coturel, E. P. & Beltrán, M. (2022): Fossil Bryophytes from the Middle Triassic Sorocayense Group, San Juan Province, Central-Western Argentina. – Ameghiniana 59(3): 179–200.
Page of description: 188
Illustrations or figures: fig. 7
Types
Holotype PBSJ 408, Colección Paleobotánica del Instituto y Museo de Ciencias Naturales de San Juan (PBSJ), Argentina
Figures: fig. 7 (1-2)
Note: Paratype: PBSJ 409 (fig. 7 (3-7)).
Original diagnosis/description
Plants thalloid. Thallus forming rosettes branched dichotomously up to four times, the fourth bifurcation very shallow. Branches ranging 2–5.5 mm wide and 6–12 mm long. Entire and slightly undulate margins. Rounded or obtuse apices, sometimes deeply notched prominent midrib. Cell of wings elongated, pentagonal and hexagonal shaped, oriented parallel to the midrib.
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to the lithostratigraphic unit from where the specimens have been recovered.
Stratigraphy
Triassic, Middle Triassic, Ladinian
EF 6, Don Raúl Member, Cortaderita Formation (Ladinian), Sorocayense Group.
Locality
Argentina
31° 38’ 53.6” S; 69° 24’ 34.9” W, La Tinta creek, Barreal area, Barreal-Calingasta depocenter, San Juan Province.
Plant fossil remain
macro- and meso-fossils-embryophytes except wood
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