Sanfordiacaulis is an enigmatic genus of early Carboniferous plant from New Brunswick, Canada, described in 2024, distinguished by its unusual crown morphology and known from five specimens.[1][2][3]
Sanfordiacaulis is an indeterminate vascular plant, roughly 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height, with a non-woody stem 16 cm (6.3 in) wide and a crown width of 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft). Its leaves are arranged in a tightly packed, non-Fibonacci spiral, with the portion of the trunk bearing leaves estimated to have had over 200 laterals based on petiole distribution.[1]
Etymologyedit
Sanfordiacaulis's genus name is derived from the quarry containing the specimens and it's owner, Laurie Sanford, whereas its specific name, densifolia is derived from the dense arrangement of leaves. [1]
Referencesedit
^ abcGastaldo, Robert A.; Gensel, Patricia G.; Glasspool, Ian J.; Hinds, Steven J.; King, Olivia A.; McLean, Duncan; Park, Adrian F.; Stimson, Matthew R.; Stonesifer, Timothy (2 February 2024). "Enigmatic fossil plants with three-dimensional, arborescent-growth architecture from the earliest Carboniferous of New Brunswick, Canada". Current Biology. 34 (4): 781–792.e3. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.011. PMID 38309270.
^Magazine, Smithsonian; Thorsberg, Christian. "Rare Fossil Shows Trees Looked Very Different 350 Million Years Ago". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^Horn-Muller, Ayurella (2 February 2024). "Sanfordiacaulis: New ancient tree species looks like it could be from the mind of Dr. Seuss". CNN. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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sanfordiacaulis, enigmatic, genus, early, carboniferous, plant, from, brunswick, canada, described, 2024, distinguished, unusual, crown, morphology, known, from, five, specimens, temporal, range, tournaisian, preꞒ, reconstruction, scientific, classificationkin. Sanfordiacaulis is an enigmatic genus of early Carboniferous plant from New Brunswick Canada described in 2024 distinguished by its unusual crown morphology and known from five specimens 1 2 3 SanfordiacaulisTemporal range Tournaisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NA reconstruction of SanfordiacaulisScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytaGenus SanfordiacaulisGastaldo et al 2024Species S densifoliaBinomial name Sanfordiacaulis densifoliaGastaldo et al 2024 Contents 1 Description 2 Etymology 3 ReferencesDescription editSanfordiacaulis is an indeterminate vascular plant roughly 2 m 6 ft 7 in in height with a non woody stem 16 cm 6 3 in wide and a crown width of 5 to 6 m 16 to 20 ft Its leaves are arranged in a tightly packed non Fibonacci spiral with the portion of the trunk bearing leaves estimated to have had over 200 laterals based on petiole distribution 1 Etymology editSanfordiacaulis s genus name is derived from the quarry containing the specimens and it s owner Laurie Sanford whereas its specific name densifolia is derived from the dense arrangement of leaves 1 References edit a b c Gastaldo Robert A Gensel Patricia G Glasspool Ian J Hinds Steven J King Olivia A McLean Duncan Park Adrian F Stimson Matthew R Stonesifer Timothy 2 February 2024 Enigmatic fossil plants with three dimensional arborescent growth architecture from the earliest Carboniferous of New Brunswick Canada Current Biology 34 4 781 792 e3 doi 10 1016 j cub 2024 01 011 PMID 38309270 Magazine Smithsonian Thorsberg Christian Rare Fossil Shows Trees Looked Very Different 350 Million Years Ago Smithsonian Magazine Retrieved 22 February 2024 Horn Muller Ayurella 2 February 2024 Sanfordiacaulis New ancient tree species looks like it could be from the mind of Dr Seuss CNN Retrieved 22 February 2024 nbsp This paleontology article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This plant article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sanfordiacaulis amp oldid 1212346763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
