Glandulocalyx upatoiensis, a fossil flower of Ericales (Actinidiaceae/Clethraceae) from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian) of Georgia, USA | Zendy

Jürg Schönenberger | Zendy; Maria von Balthazar | Zendy; Masamichi Takahashi | Zendy; Xianghui Xiao | Zendy; Peter R. Crane | Zendy; Patrick S. Herendeen | Zendy

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Glandulocalyx upatoiensis, a fossil flower of Ericales (Actinidiaceae/Clethraceae) from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian) of Georgia, USA

Author(s) -

Jürg Schönenberger,

Maria von Balthazar,

Masamichi Takahashi,

Xianghui Xiao,

Peter R. Crane,

Patrick S. Herendeen

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcs009

Subject(s) - cretaceous , extant taxon , biology , taxon , fossil record , botany , eudicots , paleontology , taxonomy (biology) , evolutionary biology

Ericales are a major group of extant asterid angiosperms that are well represented in the Late Cretaceous fossil record, mainly by flowers, fruits and seeds. Exceptionally well preserved fossil flowers, here described as Glandulocalyx upatoiensis gen. & sp. nov., from the Santonian of Georgia, USA, yield new detailed evidence of floral structure in one of these early members of Ericales and provide a secure basis for comparison with extant taxa.

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