Brasenites Temporal range: Cretaceous
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Cabombaceae |
Genus: | †
Brasenites Wang et Dilcher [1] |
Species: | †B. kansense
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†Brasenites kansense Wang et Dilcher
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Brasenites kansense was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the early Cretaceous period of the United States of America. [1]
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. [1]
It was published by Hongshan Wang and David L. Dilcher in 2006. [1]
The type specimen was collected in Barton County, Kansas, USA. [1]
It is placed in the family Cabombaceae. [1] [2]
The generic name Brasenites expresses an association to the genus Brasenia. The specific epithet kansense refers to Kansas, USA. [1]