†Archaefructus liaoningensis Sun et al. 1998
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Angiospermae - Archaefructaceae
Full reference: G. Sun, D. L. Dilcher, S. Zheng and Z. Zhou. 1998. In Search of the First Flower: A Jurassic Angiosperm, Archaefructus, from Northeast China. Science 282:1692-1695
Belongs to Archaefructus according to G. Sun et al. 1998
Sister taxon: Archaefructus sinensis
Type specimen: NIGP SZ0916. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Jianshangou Bed (NIGP collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Jianshangou Bed (NIGP collection)
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