Where: Ceara, Brazil (7.0° S, 38.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 3.9° S, 3.0° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 100.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collection methods: quarrying,
Primary reference: B. A. R. Mohr, M. E. C. Bernardes-de-Oliveira, and D. W. Taylor. 2008. Pluricarpellatia, a nymphaealean angiosperm from the Lower Cretaceous of northern Gondwana, Crato Formation, Brazil. Taxon 57(4):1147-1158 [S. Wing/N. Jud]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 121684: authorized by Scott Wing, entered by Nathan Jud on 10.12.2011
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Taxonomic list
Angiospermae | |
Nymphaeaceae indet. Salisbury 1805 water lily | |
Pluricarpellatia peltata n. gen. n. sp.
Pluricarpellatia peltata n. gen. n. sp. Mohr et al. 2008 |