Saxonipollis
Saxonipollis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | †Saxonipollis |
Species: | †S. saxonicus
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Binomial name | |
†Saxonipollis saxonicus (1970)[1]
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Saxonipollis saxonicus is an extinct plant species. It was possibly carnivorous. It is known only from fossilised pollen found in Eocene deposits of East Germany.[1]
S. saxonicus was possibly a precursor to Aldrovanda, or a close relative to its precursor.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Krutzsch, Wilfried 1970. Zur Kenntnis fossiler disperser Tetradenpollen. Paläontologische Abhandlungen Abteilung B, Paläobotanik 3(3): 399–433
- ^ Degreef, J.D. 1997. "Fossil Aldrovanda" (PDF). (263 KiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 26(3): 93–97.
Categories:
- Droseraceae
- Extinct carnivorous plants
- Prehistoric plant genera
- Eocene plants
- Fossil taxa described in 1970
- Droseraceae stubs