USGS11614.51 Indet. HAPL(TL)137

Notes

USNM 406773

 

Locality

Locality Map

USGS11614

Lat. 60° 36' 36"N  Long. 164° 49' 18"W

Baird Inlet (C-8) Quad. Nelson Island.

Description

Leaf:  simple; symmetrical; shape unknown; apex missing; base missing; margin unknown; venation perfect, marginal (?), basal (?) actinodromous; primary midvein moderate, straight; pectinal veins straight or very slightly curved, moderate, arising from the midvein at angles of 30°; pectinal abmedials arising at angles of approximately 40°, the more basal ones slightly recurved, those near the margin curved; superior secondary veins straight, arising from the midvein at angles of 20-25°; tertiary veins not well preserved but probably percurrent, convex.

Remarks

Little can be said about this poorly preserved specimen except that it is a hamamelid-like leaf form.  Similar leaves are specimens USGS 11614.4 (form HAPLTL124), USGS 11614.76 (form HAPL(TL)138), and USGS 11561.18 (form HAPLU24).