Lagokarpos

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]

Lagokarpos
Lagokarpos tibetensis, on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Genus: †Lagokarpos
McMurran & Manchester
Species
  • †Lagokarpos lacustris McMurran & Manchester [1]
  • †Lagokarpos tibetensis H. Tang, T. Su & Z. K. Zhou [2]
  • †Lagokarpos sp. (undescribed fossil from Messel Pit, mentioned in description of L. tibetensis) [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
  1. McMurran, Danette M.; Manchester, Steven 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.
  2. Tang, He; Liu, Jia; Wu, Fei‐Xiang; Spicer, Teresa; Spicer, Robert A.; Deng, Wei‐Yu‐Dong; Xu, Cong‐Li; Zhao, Fan; Huang, Jian; Li, Shu‐Feng; Su, Tao; Zhou, Zhe‐Kun (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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