NAME Caenomyces cassiae
AGE Early Eocene.   AGE span: 55.8...40.4 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes?, Pyrenomycetes?
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FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY C. cassiae Berry 1916b, p. 163, pl. 9, fig. 1.
LOCATION Wilcox beds, Lagrange Formation, 1.5 miles west of Grand Junction, Fayette County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Perithecia aggregated, circular in outline, more or less stellate, thick, averaging 1.75 mm in diameter. Abundant on leaves of Cassia emarginata.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Berry EW. 1916. The lower Eocene floras of southeastern North America; United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper 91, 481 p.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Caenomyces cassiae
SERIAL NUMBER 143
PUBLIC COMMENTS host: On plant, Cassia emarginata leaf
habitat: On plant, Cassia emarginata leaf
 *For source, see Publication Reference.