Sabalites
Extinct genus of palm
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Sabalites is an extinct genus of palm. Species belonging to the genus lived in the late Cretaceous to Miocene and have been found in South America,[1] North America, Europe, and Asia.[2][3] The genus is characterized by its costapalmate leaves,[4] which consist of a radial fan of leaves that have individual pronounced midribs (costa).
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| Sabalites powelli palm frond and fossil fish in marlstone from the Eocene of Wyoming, US | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Genus: | †Sabalites Saporta 1865 |
The genus was erected by Gaston de Saporta, who rejected Oswald Heer's previous placement of the relevant fossil species in the genus Sabal.[5]
