Euryale bielorussica

Euryale bielorussica Temporal range: Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Nymphaeaceae
Genus:	Euryale
Species:	†E. bielorussica
Binomial name
†Euryale bielorussica Wieliczk. [1]

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

Description

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

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

It occurred in Belarus. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. 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. Величкевич, Ф. Ю. (1979). ИСТОРИЯ ПЛЕЙСТОЦЕНОВОЙ ФЛОРЫ СРЕДНЕЙ ПОЛОСЫ ВОСТОЧНО-ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЙ РАВНИНЫ. In Советская палеокарпология (итоги и перспективы) (pp. 76–121). НАУКА.