Sabalites tibetensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Genus: †Sabalites
Species: †Sabalites tibetensis

Name

Sabalites tibetensis Su, Farnsworth, Spicer, Huang, Wu, Liu, Li, Xing, Huang, Deng, He, Xu, Zhao, Srivastava, Valdes, Deng & Zhou, 2019

Holotype: XZDY2-0200

Type locality: Dayu Village, Lunpola Basin, central Tibetan plateau

Etymology: The specific epithet "tibetensis" refers to the fossils being found in central Tibet.

References

• Su, T.S., Farnsworth, A.F., Spicer, R.S., Huang, J.H., Wu, F.W., Liu, J.L., Li, S.L., Xing, Y.X., Huang, Y.H., Deng, W.D., He, T.H., Xu, C.X., Zhao, F.Z., Srivastava, G.S., Valdes, P.V., Deng, T.D. & Zhou, Z.Z. 2019. No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene. Science Advances 5 (3). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav2189.