Pteroheterochrosperma
| Pteroheterochrosperma Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Pteroheterochrosperma |
| Species: | †P. horseflyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pteroheterochrosperma horseflyensis Smith, Greenwalt, & Manchester
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Pteroheterochrosperma ("variegated winged seed") is an extinct genus of angiosperms. Its sole species is Pteroheterochrosperma horseflyensis. The species is named after the Canadian community of Horsefly, British Columbia, where the fossil was found.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Pteroheterochrosperma MacK.A.Sm., Greenwalt et Manchester | Plant Fossil Names". Plant Fossil Names. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ Smith, MacKenzie A.; Greenwalt, Dale E.; Manchester, Steven R. (2023). "Diverse fruits and seeds of the mid-Eocene Kishenehn Formation, northwestern Montana, USA, and their implications for biogeography". Fossil Imprint. 79 (1): 37–88. doi:10.37520/fi.2023.004. ISSN 2533-4069.
- ^ "Pteroheterochrosperma horseflyensis MacK.A.Sm., Greenwalt et Manchester | Plant Fossil Names". www.plantfossilnames.org. Retrieved 2025-08-27.