Sapindopsis minutifolia Upchurch et al. 1994 (soapberry)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae

Full reference: G. R. Upchurch, P. R. Crane, and A. N. Drinnan. 1994. The Megaflora from the Quantico Locality (Upper Albian), Lower Cretaceous Potomac Group of Virginia. Virginia Museum of Natural History 4:1-57

Belongs to Sapindopsis according to G. R. Upchurch et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Sapindopsis anhouryi, Sapindopsis brevifolia, Sapindopsis magnifolia, Sapindopsis variabilis

Type specimen: USNM 222855A, B (part and counterpart). Its type locality is Quantico Locality, which is in the Albian of claystone Virginia.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Quantico Locality

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