Full reference: M. von Balthazar, K. R. Pedersen, P. R. Crane and E. M. Friis. 2008. Carpestella lacunata gen. et sp. nov., a New Basal Angiosperm Flower from the Early Cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) of Eastern North America. International Journal of Plant Sciences 169(7):890-898
Parent taxon: Magnoliopsida according to M. von Balthazar et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Ailanthipites, Albertipollenites, Araliaceoipollenites, Archihicoria, Argophyllites, Astrapaeites, Baculamonocolpites, Banksicarpus, Basopollis, Brevitricolpites, Calligonopsis, Callistopollenites, Caloda, Catinipollis, Celastrophyllum, Clavatricolpites, Colombipollis, Coprosmaephyllum, Cupanoides, Cupulicarpus, Curvimonocolpites, Dicotetradites, Dicotylophyllum, Diospyrophyllum, Dryoxylon, Duplotriporites, Echimonocolpites, Echitetracolpites, Favitricolporites, Forcipites, Foveodiporites, Foveotricolporites, Foveotriporites, Gambierina, Gemmamonocolpites, Gemmatricolpites, Haloragacidites, Horniella, Icacinoxylon, Jandufouria, Kachaikenia, Kenella, Ladakhipollenites, Lefipania, Malvacipollis, Metcalfeoxylon, Paraphyllanthoxylon, Parsonsidites, Periporopollenites, Periretisyncolpites, Poloretitricolpites, Polycolpites, Polyporina, Psilatricolporites, Quadraplanus, Quereuxia, Retitricolporites, Rhoipites, Rousea, Samaravectis, Scabrastephanocolpites, Senipites, Siltaria, Srivastavapollenites, Striatopollis, Striatricolporites, Syndemicolpites, Tetracolporites, Thorhallenia, Thorphyllum, Tricolporites, Ulmoideipites, Verrustephanoporites, Xanthophyllaceae
Subtaxa: none
Distribution: found only at Puddledock (Cretaceous of Virginia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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