A new fossil species of the leafy liverwort family Lophocoleaceae is described based on an inclusion in the late Eocene Rovno amber. Based on morphological similarity this species is assigned to the extant genus Leptoscyphus, as L. davidii sp. nov., representing the first fossil member of this genus and family. It is also the first bryophyte plant from the fossil resins being described in the Zhitomir Region.
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6 February 2024
Hepatics from Rovno amber (Ukraine): Leptoscyphus davidii sp. nov.
Yuriy S. Mamontov,
Michael S. Ignatov,
Dmitry V. Vasilenko,
Evgeny E. Perkovsky
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The Bryologist
Vol. 127 • No. 1
Spring 2024
Vol. 127 • No. 1
Spring 2024
Eocene
Europe
Fossil liverworts
Jungermanniales
taxonomy