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Extinct genus of plants

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

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ 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. S2CID 85399829.
  2. ^ Tang, H.; Liu, J.; Wu, F.-X.; Spicer, T.; Spicer, R.A.; Deng, W.-Y.-D.; Xu, C.-L.; Zhao, F.; Huang, J.; Li, S.-F.; Su, T.; Zhou, Z.-K. (2019). "Extinct genus Lagokarpos reveals a biogeographic connection between Tibet and other regions in the Northern Hemisphere during the Paleogene". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 57 (6): 670–677. doi:10.1111/jse.12505. ISSN 1674-4918. S2CID 155660708.


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