Full reference: A. Andruchow-Colombo, M. A. Gandolfo, N. R. Cúneo and I. H. Escapa. 2022. Ginkgoites villardeseoanii sp. nov., a ginkgophyte with insect damage from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lefipán Formation (Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina). Cretaceous Research 133(105124):1-13
Belongs to Ginkgoites according to A. Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Ginkgoites crassipes, Ginkgoites feistmantelii, Ginkgoites goiraensis, Ginkgoites obovata, Ginkgoites patagonicus, Ginkgoites semirotunda, Ginkgoites skottsbergii
Type specimen: MPEF-Pb 10908, a leaf. Its type locality is Perfil Lefipán West (PLW), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Lefipán Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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