Credneria
Extinct Cretaceous platanaceous tree genus with obovate leaves.
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Credneria is an extinct genus of broad-leaf trees in the family Platanaceae, similar to extinct Platanus species, that appeared during the Cretaceous. First described by Zenker in 1833, its leaves are typically obovate with pinnate-actinodromous venation and distinct suprabasal veins, preserved in sandstone and less often in siltstone.
Scientific classification
- CladeTracheophytes
- CladeAngiosperms
- CladeEudicots
- OrderProteales
- FamilyPlatanaceae
- Genus†Credneria
Named by Zenker
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Credneria (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Family
- Platanaceae
- First described by
- Zenker (1833)
- Leaf shape
- obovate
- Venation
- pinnate-actinodromous with distinct suprabasal veins
- Preservation
- sandstone and less often siltstone
Facts from the source article.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Credneria (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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