Derivation of specific epithet. From the Latin minimus for smallest, in contrast to the large size of the titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum, with which the flowers are associated.
Full reference: G. Nunes, I. H. Escapa, L. M. Sender, N. R. Cuneo, and A. M. Gandolfo. 2025. Blooming under the shadow of Patagotitan mayorum: Early Cretaceous tiny flowers from Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 1-32
Belongs to Patagoflora according to G. Nunes et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPEF-Pb 14200a-b, a flower. Its type locality is La Flecha Pb 2, which is in an Albian floodplain siltstone/sandstone in the Cerro Barcino Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at La Flecha Pb 2
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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