Carpestella lacunata gen. et sp. nov., a new basal angiosperm flower from the early cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) of eastern North America

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 890-898

  Von Balthazar, Maria ^a   Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard ^b   Crane, Peter R ^c   Friis, Else Marie ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal angiosperms; Flower; Fossil; Illiciaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Potomac group

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; ANGIOSPERM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRETACEOUS; EXTINCTION; FLOWER; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ILLICIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEACEAE; SCHISANDRACEAE;

EID: 51949087685     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589692     Document Type: Article

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