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Drewria potomacensis

Gnetopsida - Gnetales

Taxonomy
Drewria potomacensis was named by Crane and Upchurch (1987). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UMMP 65414b ("stem with a swollen node bearing a pair of opposite leaves and the terminal dichasium"). Its type locality is Drewrys Bluff, which is in an Aptian fluvial-lacustrine claystone in Virginia. It is the type species of Drewria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Drewria potomacensis Crane and Upchurch, Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumGnetophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classGnetopsidaKirpotenko 1884
orderGnetales
genusDrewria
speciespotomacensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Drewria potomacensis Crane and Upchurch, Jr. 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2USA (Virginia) Drewria potomacensis (type locality: 31104)