Mauldinia mirabilis Drinnan, P.R.Crane, E.M.Friis et K.R.Pedersen

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN001896

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:1896

Authors: A. N. Drinnan, P. R. Crane, E. M. Friis & K. R. Pedersen

Rank: species

Genus: Mauldinia Drinnan, P.R.Crane, E.M.Friis et K.R.Pedersen

Reference: Drinnan, A. N., Crane, P. R., Friis, E. M. & Pedersen, K. R. (1990): Lauraceous flowers from the Potomac Group (mid-Cretaceous) of eastern North America. – Botanical Gazette 151(3): 370–384., link

Page of description: 371

Illustrations or figures: figs 1–8

Name is type for

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Lateral units of inflorescence typically bearing five sessile flowers, one in a median position proximal to the bifurcation and two on each lobe. Flowers distinctly triangular in cross section. Perianth consisting of an outer whorl of short triangular tepals and an inner whorl of longer narrowly to broadly triangular tepals with a distinct keel. Anther dehiscence introrse in the two outer whorls of fertile stamens, latrorse-extrorse in the inner whorl of fertile stamens. Anthers with an expanded distal connective. Inner surface of tepals, stamens, and staminode-like structures often covered by closely spaced hairs.

Etymology

From mirus (Latin) wonderful.

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian
lowermost palynological Zone III, DOYLE personal communication
Elk Neck beds, Potomac Group

Locality

United States
West of Mauldin Mountain, Elk Neck Peninsula, northeastern Maryland
Earlville Quadrangle, 7.5 minute series, 39°29'15"N, 75°59'44"W