Cobbania Stockey et al. 2007

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Araceae

Full reference: R. A. Stockey, G. W. Rothwell, and K. R. Johnson. 2007. Cobbania corrugata gen. et comb. nov. (Araceae): a floating aquatic monocot from the Upper Cretaceous of western North America. American Journal of Botany 94(4):609-624

Parent taxon: Araceae according to R. A. Stockey et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Acoropsis, Acorus, Anthuriophyllum, Araceaeites, Araceaepites, Araceophyllum, Aracispermum, Arecites, Arisaema, Arisaemites, Aronites, Aronium, Caladiosoma, Campylospermum, Colocasia, Colocasioideaepites, Lemnoideae, Monsteroideae, Natantisphyllum, Orontioideae, Pandaniidites, Peltandra, Pistia, Pistites, Porosia, Proxapertites, Thrinax, Typhonium

Subtaxa: Cobbania corrugata

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Type: Cobbania corrugata

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Ornithomimus Quarry, DMNH loc. 894 (Cretaceous of Alberta)

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