Bonanzacarpum, Manchester & Lott, 2019

Manchester, Steven R. & Lott, Terry A., 2019, Bonanzacarpum Sprungerorum Sp. Nov. - A Bizarre Fruit From The Eocene Green River Formation In Utah, Usa, Fossil Imprint 75 (2), pp. 281-288 : 283

Genus Bonanzacarpum gen. nov.

T y p e. Bonanzacarpum sprungerorum sp. nov.

P l a n t F o s s i l N a m e s R e g i s t r y N u m b e r.

PFN000563 (for new genus).

E t y m o l o g y. Bonanza (the nearest town to the fossil occurrences in northeastern Utah) plus carpum (fruit).

D i a g n o s i s. Fruit a tabular 4–6 sided circumscissile capsule. Capsule unilocular, with closely fitting operculum. Basal surface of locule with 7–11 obpyriform raised areas radiating from a central point and pointing proximally.