Antiquacupula sulcata

  • Staminate flower
    Photographer:
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: SEM image of a staminate flower, originally with six tepals arranged in two cycles: assigned to Antiquacupula sulcata Sims, Herendeen and Crane. Late Cretaceous (Santonian) Gaillard Formation, Allon, Georgia, USA (see also: Brown et al., 2012 Cretaceous Research). Original Name: Overview19.TIF
Catalog Number: PP 55041
Taxonomic Name: Antiquacupula sulcata
FM Catalog: Paleobotany
Object Kind: SEM Stub
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Identified By: Dr. Ian J. Glasspool : Colby College - Geology Department
Period: Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Earliest Age: Santonian
Formation: Gaillard
Lithology: Clay lens 0.2-0.8 meters thick and about 16 meters in lateral extent; microlaminated, dark gray and carbonaceous
Member: Buffalo Creek Kaolin
Coordinates Available?: Yes
Country: United States of America
State/Province/Territory: Georgia
Township: Roberta
EMu IRN: 2305052
Occurrence ID: 4f23b89a-f81a-4cce-a1a4-c0e5b4b040c9

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