†Mabelia archaia Gandolfo et al. 2002
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Angiospermae - Pandanales - Triuridaceae
Full reference: M. A. Gandolfo, K. C. Nixon, and W. L. Crepet. 2002. Triuridaceae fossil flowers from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. 89:1940-1957 89:1940-1957
Belongs to Mabelia according to M. A. Gandolfo et al. 2002
Sister taxon: Mabelia connatifila
Type specimen: CUPC 1269. Its type locality is Old Crossman Clay Pit, which is in a Turonian fluvial-lacustrine claystone in the Raritan/Lower Magothy Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Old Crossman Clay Pit
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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