Claim · model-written summary
The genus extended to the late Paleocene in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region.
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionValue
Verbatim
t0“phytogeographic history of Porosia Hickey”
e5“It extended to the late Paleocene in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region”
Title
Steven R. Manchester; Tatyana M. Kodrul Acta Palaeobotanica 2014. doi:10.2478/acpa-2014-0002
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Porosia verrucosa fruits have regularly spaced cylindrical intrusions over the endocarp surface.
- Observation The endocarp intrusions are interpreted as oil cavities similar to those of extant Rutaceae fruits.
- Observation The oldest known occurrences of P. verrucosa are Late Cretaceous (Campanian to Maastrichtian) in western North America.
- Observation The genus traversed Beringia and became widespread in the Paleocene in Asia and North America.
- Observation The genus appears to have become extinct near the Paleocene-Eocene boundary.