EOCENE NYPA FROM REGATTA POINT, TASMANIA

Authors
POLE MS MACPHAIL MK
Citation
Ms. Pole et Mk. Macphail, EOCENE NYPA FROM REGATTA POINT, TASMANIA, Review of palaeobotany and palynology, 92(1-2), 1996, pp. 55-67
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Paleontology,"Plant Sciences
Journal title
Review of palaeobotany and palynology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346667
Volume
92
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
55 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6667(1996)92:1-2<55:ENFRPT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A new species of the mangrove palm Nypa, N. australis, is formally des cribed from Lower Eocene sediments from near Strahan, western Tasmania . Fossil material comprises fronds (with cuticle), fruits, and pollen. Coming from a paleolatitude of approximately 65 degrees S, it is the most polar Nypa known.