Quadrasubulaflora, Smith & Greenwalt & Manchester, 2023

Smith, MacKenzie A., Greenwalt, Dale E. & Manchester, Steven R., 2023, Diverse Fruits And Seeds Of The Mid-Eocene Kishenehn Formation, Northwestern Montana, Usa, And Their Implications For Biogeography, Fossil Imprint 79 (1), pp. 37-88 : 65

Genus Quadrasubulaflora gen. nov.

Ty p e. Quadrasubulaflora kishenehnensis 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. PFN003032

(for new genus).

G e n e r i c d i a g n o s i s. Epigynous flower square in cross section with awl-shaped projections in each corner beginning at the base above the pedicel, connected by a lamina; base flat to slightly rounded; center with hair-like projections.

E t y m o l o g y. The genus is Latin for “four awl flower” (“quadra-” for “four”, “-subula-” for “awl” and “-flora” for “flower”).

R e m a r k s o n g e n u s. One species in newly erected genus, preserved on tan-gray paper-shale.