Barclayopsis

Fossil species of aquatic plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barclayopsis urceolata is a fossil species of the family Nymphaeaceae[2] from the Maastrichtian[1][3] and Paleocene[3][4] of Eisleben, Germany.[5]

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Barclayopsis
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Paleocene
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Barclayopsis
Erv. Knobl. & Mai
Species:
B. urceolata
Binomial name
Barclayopsis urceolata
Erv. Knobl. & Mai[1]
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Description

The oval to rounded, 2–3 mm wide seed has a up to 0.15 mm thick,[6] two-layered testa.[6][7]

Taxonomy

It was published by Ervin Knobloch and Dieter Hans Mai in 1984.[2][6]

Etymology

The specific epithet urceolata means urceolate, or jug-shaped.[8]

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