Paraconcavistylon

Paraconcavistylon
Temporal range: Ypresian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Trochodendrales
Family: Trochodendraceae
Genus: Paraconcavistylon
Manchester, Kvaček, & Judd, 2020
Species:
P. wehrii
Binomial name
Paraconcavistylon wehrii
(Manchester et al., 2018)
Synonyms
  • Concavistylon wehrii

Paraconcavistylon is an extinct genus of flowering plant in the family Trochodendraceae comprises a single species, Paraconcavistylon wehrii. The genus is known from fossil fruits and leaves found in the early Eocene deposits of northern Washington state, United States, and southern British Columbia, Canada. The species was initially described as a member of the related extinct genus Concavistylon as "Concavistylon" wehrii, but subsequently moved to the new genus Paraconcavistylon in 2020 after additional study.