Sanmiguelia
Sanmiguelia is a genus of fossil plants. It may be among the earliest angiosperms. It was identified by imprints of palm-shaped leaves originating from the Triassic geological period (251 to 199.6 million years ago). They were found in rocks from Colorado .
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| Sanmiguelia fossil at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science | |
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| Genus: | Sanmiguelia
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| Species: | S. lewisi
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| Sanmiguelia lewisi Brown, 1956[2]
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The leaves were ellipsoidal and wrinkled, up to 40 cm long and 25 cm wide, and were at the apex of a tapered or spindle-shaped stem. [3] According to these data, it belonged to a possible family flowering plants Sanmigueliaceae , unknown order, in class Magnoliopsida, division Tracheophyta.
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References
- ↑ Ash, Sidney; Milner, Andrew; Trailo, David Alan. "First known post-Triassic occurrence of the palm-like plant fossil Sanmiguelia Brown". Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Sanmiguelia lewisii Brown, 1956". Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ William L. Hosch ed. (2020): Sanmiguelia. Encyclopaedia Britanicanica. [1] London.