Brasenites

Brasenites; Temporal range: 145–100.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Cabombaceae
Genus:	†Brasenites; Wang et Dilcher
Species:	†B. k. krasseri
Binomial name
	†Brasenites kansense, krasseri; Wang et Dilcher

Brasenites kansense was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the Early Cretaceous of the United States of America and Late Cretaceous of Europe.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Brasenites kansense has suborbicular to orbicular, petiolate, peltate leaves with entire margins. The orbicular leaves are 6–8 cm wide, and the suborbicular leaves are 7.5-12.2 cm long, and 6–10.1 cm wide. The leaf venation is actinodromous.

Taxonomy

Publication

It was published by Hongshan Wang and David L. Dilcher in 2006.

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected in Barton County, Kansas, USA.

Position within Nymphaeales

It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.

Etymology

The generic name Brasenites expresses an association to the genus Brasenia. The specific epithet kansense refers to Kansas, USA.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wang, H., & Dilcher, D. L. (2006). "Aquatic angiosperms from the Dakota Formation (Albian, Lower Cretaceous), Hoisington III locality, Kansas, USA." International Journal of Plant Sciences, 167(2), 385-401.
↑ Herman, Alexei B.; Kvaček, Jiří (2010). Late Cretaceous Grünbach flora of Austria. Wien: Naturhistorisches Museum. ISBN 978-3-902421-43-2.
↑ Brasenites kansense. (n.d.). Paleobiology Database PBDB. Retrieved February 4, 2024, from https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=192266&is_real_user=1

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[Wang_&_Dilcher,_2006-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wang, H., & Dilcher, D. L. (2006). "Aquatic angiosperms from the Dakota Formation (Albian, Lower Cretaceous), Hoisington III locality, Kansas, USA." International Journal of Plant Sciences, 167(2), 385-401.

[2] Herman, Alexei B.; Kvaček, Jiří (2010). Late Cretaceous Grünbach flora of Austria. Wien: Naturhistorisches Museum. ISBN 978-3-902421-43-2.

[PBDB-3] Brasenites kansense. (n.d.). Paleobiology Database PBDB. Retrieved February 4, 2024, from https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=192266&is_real_user=1