Biology:Lagokarpos

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Lagokarpos
Lagokarpos tibetensis PMC.jpg
Lagokarpos tibetensis, on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Genus: Lagokarpos
McMurran & Manchester
Species
  • Lagokarpos lacustris McMurran & Manchester [1]
  • Lagokarpos tibetensis H. Tang, T. Su & Z. K. Zhou [2]
  • Lagokarpos sp. (undescribed fossil from Messel Pit, mentioned in description of L. tibetensis) [2]

Lagokarpos is an extinct plant genus from the Late Paleocene to early Middle Eocene of North America, Germany and China . Its relationship with modern taxa is unclear.[1][2]

Etymology

Lago- is from lagós(λαγώς) which means "hare" and karpos is from karpós(καρπός) which means "fruit". The name refers to its rabbit-eared wings.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 McMurran, D.M.; Manchester, S.R. (2010). "Lagokarpos lacustris, a new winged fruit from the Paleogene of Western North America". International Journal of Plant Sciences 171 (2): 227–234. doi:10.1086/648994. ISSN 1058-5893. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/648994. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tang, H.; Liu, J.; Wu, F.‐X.; Spicer, T.; Spicer, R.A.; Deng, W.‐Y.‐D.; Xu, C.‐L.; Zhao, F. et al. (2019). "Extinct genus Lagokarpos reveals a biogeographic connection between Tibet and other regions in the Northern Hemisphere during the Paleogene" (in en). Journal of Systematics and Evolution 57 (6): 670–677. doi:10.1111/jse.12505. ISSN 1674-4918. 

Wikidata ☰ Q113560994 entry