Sapindopsis

Sapindopsis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Late Cretaceous
Sapindopsis fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Platanaceae
Genus: †Sapindopsis
(Fontaine) Dilcher and Basson 1990[1]
Type species
†Sapindopsis magnifolia
Fontaine, 1889
Species
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Sapindopsis ("Sapindus-like") is an extinct form genus for leaves of the Cretaceous Period, originally considered similar to soapberry. Associated reproductive structures now suggest it was more closely related to planes and sycamores of the family Platanaceae.[2]

  1. ^ Dilcher, D.L.; Basson, P.W. (1990). "mid Cretaceous angiosperm leaves from a new locality in Lebanon". Botanical Gazette. 151: 538–547. doi:10.1086/337855. S2CID 84242346.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WD2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).