Halesia mosbruggeri Kvacek, sp. nov., a new fossil fruit of Halesia L. (Styracaceae) from the Bohemian Miocene (Czech Republic)

Abstract

Based on a fossil fruit from the early Miocene strata of the Most Basin in Northern Bohemia (Czech Republic), a new species of the genus Halesia L. of the family Styracaceae is described as Halesia mosbruggeri Kvacek, sp. nov. The fossil occurrence of this genus, which today shows a disjunct distribution, adds a further evidence for the ancient connection between North America and Eurasia during the Neogene.

Keywords

• Styracaceae
• Early Miocene
• Most Basin
• Detached fruit