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Patagoflora minima
Discussion
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.
Taxonomy
Patagoflora minima was named by Nunes et al. (2025). Its type specimen is MPEF-Pb 14200a-b, a flower, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is La Flecha Pb 2, which is in an Albian floodplain siltstone/sandstone in the Cerro Barcino Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Patagoflora.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2025 | Patagoflora minima Nunes et al. |
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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.
†Patagoflora minima Nunes et al. 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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