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| Euryale spinosa Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Euryale |
| Species: | †E. spinosa |
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| †Euryale spinosa J.B. Simpson | |
Euryale spinosa is a fossil species of Euryale from the Miocene of Ardnamurchan, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Description
The circular to elliptical pollen grains with a spiny exine are 30 µm wide. It bears a 3 µm wide furrow. The sharp , stout spines are 2 µm long.
Taxonomy
It was published by John Baird Simpson in 1961 based on fossil pollen grains.
Etymology
The specific epithet spinosa means spiny.
Distribution
It occurred in Scotland, United Kingdom.
References
- ^ Euryale spinosa J.B. Simpson (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved November 29, 2024, from https://www.ifpni.org/species.htm?id=2A53E054-1014-0EAF-4F1D-1ABF9CD01C69
- ^ Potonié R.(1970). Die fossilen Sporen. Ihre morphologische (phylogenetische) neben der morphographischen Ordnung. p. 115. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_i2jCHCNTCMYC/page/n113/mode/2up
- ^ Simpson JB. XVI.–The Tertiary Pollen-Flora of Mull and Ardnamurchan. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 1961;64(16):421-468. doi:10.1017/S0080456800100407
- Caesalpinia spinosa. (n.d.). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved December 17, 2024, from https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/caesalpinia-spinosa/