Carpolithes sp. 8
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.37520/fi.2022.004 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C6431-0827-FFCA-A04C-95F4D70DFDC0 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Carpolithes sp. 8 |
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Text-fig. 9n–p View Text-fig
M a t e r i a l. One specimen, chalcedony cast, USNM
PAL 772373.
D e s c r i p t i o n. Elliptic in lateral view, three-angled in cross section, 6 mm in length, 4.9 mm at its widest crosssectional view, 3.6 mm at its narrowest. The cross-section presents one slightly convex margin, the second flat and the third mildly concave ( Text-fig. 9p View Text-fig ). No clear point of attachment.
D i s c u s s i o n. The three-angled cross section is suggestive of a pyrene, with a rounded dorsal face and two flattened to concave lateral faces, such as might be found in some Rosaceae JUSS. , e.g., Crataegus L.. However, no further data can be observed to suggest that this is indeed biological in origin.
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