Sanmiguelia

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Sanmiguelia
Temporal range: Norian to Hettangian[1]
227–199.3 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
Order:
Genus:
Sanmiguelia
Species:
S. lewisi
Binomial name
Sanmiguelia lewisi
Brown, 1956[2]

Sanmiguelia lewisi is an extinct plant genus, possibly of flowering plants. The fossil was first described from Late Triassic Chinle Formation in Colorado,[3] and later in Lower Jurassic Moenave Formation in Utah.[4][1] The species has been suggested to be one of the more primitive angiosperm fossils.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ash, Sidney; Milner, Andrew; Trailo, David Alan. "First known post-Triassic occurrence of the palm-like plant fossil Sanmiguelia Brown". Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sanmiguelia lewisii Brown, 1956". Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Cornet, Bruce (1989). "THE REPRODUCTIVE MORPHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY OF SANMIGUELIA LEWISII, AND ITS BEARING ON ANGIOSPERM EVOLUTION IN THE LATE TRIASSIC". Evolutionary Trends: In Plants. Palisades, New York, USA: Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University. 3 (1). Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Newly Discovered Plant Fossil". National Park Service. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Ash, Sidney (1982). "Occurrence of the Controversial Plant Fossil Sanmiguelia cf. S. lewisi Brown in the Upper Triassic of Utah". Journal of Paleontology. 56 (3): 751–754. JSTOR 1304404.
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