Complex sentence: He published his 1994 type description for "T. masonii" in the Journal "Palaeontographica Americana" noting the etymology for the specific epithet "masonii" was in honor of the botanist Herbert L. Mason for his work with western North American fossil conifers.
Split into simpler sentences: He published his 1994 type description for "T. masonii" in the Journal "Palaeontographica Americana". The specific epithet "masonii" was chosen in honor of the botanist Herbert L. Mason, for his work with western North American fossil conifers.