Decaturospermum macrocarpum (Lesq.) Manchester et P.R.Crane
Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003591
Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3591
Authors: S. R. Manchester & P. R. Crane
Rank: species
Basionym: Laurus macrocarpa Lesq.
Genus: Decaturospermum Manchester et P.R.Crane
Reference for this name: Manchester, S. R. & Crane, P. R. (2026): Laurus macrocarpa Lesquereux from the mid- Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Dakota Formation is a chlamydospermous seed, not an angiosperm fruit. – Acta Palaeobotanica 66(1): 51–66.
Page of description: 53
Illustrations or figures: Figs 2A, 5A-I
Name is type for
Decaturospermum Manchester et P.R.Crane 2026
Types for basionym
Lectotype USNM 42600, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States
designated in Manchester, S. R. & Crane, P. R. (2026): Laurus macrocarpa Lesquereux from the mid- Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Dakota Formation is a chlamydospermous seed, not an angiosperm fruit. – Acta Palaeobot. 66(1): 51–66.
Figures: Figs 2A, 5A-I
PFNR Number: PFN003737 / Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3737
Stratigraphy
Cretaceous
Dakota Formation, Albian-Cenomanian
Locality
United States
Fort Ellsworth, Nebraska, USA
Plant fossil remain
macro- and meso-fossils-embryophytes except wood - angiosperm
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