NAME Caenomyces pestalozzites
AGE Early Eocene.   AGE span: 55.8...40.4 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes?, Pyrenomycetes?
FIGURE(S)
FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY C. pestalozzites Berry 1916b, p. 162, pl. 9, figs. 2-3.
LOCATION Holly Springs sand; Oxford Gully, Lafayette County; Grenada Formation, Grenada, Grenada County; Mississippi, U.S.A.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Leaf spots circular or elliptical in outline, margins generally well marked, that range in size from 0.25-6 mm, somewhat thickened and showing concentric surface markings.

Common on both the leaf stalks and rays of Sabalites grayanus Lesquereux and named for its resemblance to those species of the existing genus Pestalozzia De Not, which make their home on the foliage of members of the palm family.

Attention may be called to the resemblance of the present form to Graphiolites sabaleos, which infects Sabalites suessionensis from the Sparnacian of the Paris Basin.
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 pestalozzites
SERIAL NUMBER 146
PUBLIC COMMENTS host: On plant, Sabalites grayanus
habitat: On plant, leaves of palm; causing leaf spots
 *For source, see Publication Reference.