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Euryale bielorussica

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Euryale bielorussica
Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Euryale
Species:
E. bielorussica
Binomial name
Euryale bielorussica

Euryale bielorussica is a fossil species of Euryale from the Pleistocene of the Minsk region, Belarus.[1]

Description

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The ovoid to irregularly spherical, 6.6–9.5 mm long, and 5.3–9.0 mm wide seeds have a slightly narrowed apex.[2]

Taxonomy

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It was published by Felix Julianowicz Wieliczkiewicz in 1980.[2][1] The type specimen was found in the quarry of a brick factory in the Minsk region.[2]

Distribution

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It occurred in Belarus.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Euryale bielorussica Wieliczk. (n.d.). The International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI). Retrieved December 17, 2024, from https://ifpni.org/species.htm?id=15598D5C-7E64-43EC-8766-EDFF244B8F1F
  2. ^ a b c d Величкевич, Ф. Ю. (1979). ИСТОРИЯ ПЛЕЙСТОЦЕНОВОЙ ФЛОРЫ СРЕДНЕЙ ПОЛОСЫ ВОСТОЧНО-ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЙ РАВНИНЫ. In Советская палеокарпология (итоги и перспективы) (pp. 76–121). НАУКА.