USNM 37315 Asplenium foersteri Debey and Ettingshausen?  

Notes

Hollick (1930)

Pl. 1 Fig. 5

 

Locality

From Hollick (1930) (p. 38)

"Yukon River, north bank, at Fossil Bluff, about 6 miles above Nahochatilton (original No. 2AC238); collected by A. J. Collier and Sidney Paige in 1902 (lot 2962) (pl. 1, fig. 3). Yukon River, north bank, about 17 miles above Nahochatilton (original No. 2AC236); collected by A. J. Collier and Sidney Paige in 1902 (lot 2963) (pl. 1, fig. 4). Yukon River, north bank, about 6 miles above Nahochatilton (original No. 3AH16); collected by Arthur Hollick and Sidney Paige in 1903 (lot 3252) (pl. 1, fig. 5)."

 

Locality Map

 

Description

From Hollick (1930) (p. 38)

"Plate 1, Figures 3-5"

"Asplenium foersteri Debey and Ettingshausen, K. Akad. Wiss. [Wien], Math.-naturwiss. Cl., Denkschr., vol. 17, p. 193 (13), pl. 2, figs. 4 - 7, 11, 1859.(Debey and Ettingshausen 1859)"

 

Remarks

From Hollick (1930) (p. 38)

"Fragmentary remains of a fern, provisionally referred to this species, are represented in several of the collections; but none of the specimens are sufficiently well preserved for satisfactory identification.

Similar fragmentary remains from the Atane beds of Greenland, referred to this species, are described and figured by Heer (1874) (p. 93, pl. 26, figs. 1, 1b, 1c) and more complete specimens from the Raritan formation of New Jersey, are provisionally referred to the species by Newberry (1895 [1896]) (p. 41, pl. 4, figs 1 - 11)."