Published June 4, 2026 | Version v1

Cyperites undetermined

  • 1. Swedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Palaeobiology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2. University of Vienna, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Vienna, Austria & AZ Pollen Research (AZPR), Stockerau, Austria
  • 3. Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
  • 4. Department of Geology and Palaeontology, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria

Description

Cyperites sp.

Fig. 2 G

Material.

UMJ 79182, UMJ 79462, UMJ 79463.

Description.

Graminoid leaf fragments, 3–5 mm wide, parallelodromous, strongly keeled.

Discussion.

A few narrow leaf remains are markedly keeled as typically found in Cyperaceae. These are collectively referred to Cyperites.

Notes

Published as part of Denk, Thomas, Bouchal, Johannes M., Dirr, Lukas, Nickel, Simon & Gross, Martin, 2026, The late Middle Miocene (late Sarmatian) flora of Graz-Andritz (Austria): Environmental, climatic, and biogeographic patterns, pp. 333-372 in Fossil Record 29 (1) on pages 333-372, DOI: 10.3897/fr.29.187793

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Biodiversity

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperites
Species
undetermined
Taxon rank
species