Cratonia Rydin et al. 2003

Gnetopsida - Gnetales

Full reference: C. Rydin, B. Mohr, and E. M. Friis. 2003. Cratonia cotyledon gen. et sp. nov.: a unique Cretaceous seedling related to Welwitschia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 270(S1):S29-S32

Parent taxon: Gnetales according to C. Rydin et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Alaticolpites, Drewria, Elaterocolpites, Elaterosporites, Gnetaceae, Palaeognetaleana, Siphonospermum, Steevesipollenites, Welwitschiaceae

Subtaxa: Cratonia cotyledon

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Type: Cratonia cotyledon

Distribution: found only at Crato (MfNB collection)

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