Lagokarpos

Lagokarpos
	Lagokarpos tibetensis, on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Scientific 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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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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[lacustris-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.

[tibetensis-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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