Aquia brookensis P.R.Crane, K.R.Pedersen, E.M.Friis et Drinnan

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN002839

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:2839

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

Rank: species

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

Reference: Crane, P. R., Pedersen, K. R., Friis, E. M. & Drinnan, A. N. (1993): Early Cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) Platanoid Inflorescences Associated with Sapindopsis Leaves from the Potomac Group of Eastern North America. – Systematic Botany 18(2): 328–344., link

Page of description: 339

Illustrations or figures: figs 6, 24–38

Name is type for

Types

Original diagnosis/description

Staminate flowers in dense inflorescences composed of numerous flowers. Stamens often with long filaments up to twice the length of the anthers. Anthers consisting of 2 pairs of pollen sacs separated by a broad massive connective with numerous stomata or stomata-like secretory pores. Diameter of inflorescence, ca. 2.5 mm. Length of stamen, 1.2–2.0 mm; length of filament, 0.7–1.4 mm; length of pollen sacs, 0.4–0.6 mm; breadth of pollen sacs 0.35–0.6 mm; length of apical connective, <0.05 mm. Length of pollen, ca. 12 μm; equatorial diam. of pollen, ca. 10–11 μm.

Etymology

From the type locality, Brooke.

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Lower Cretaceous, Albian
Patapsco Formation, Potomac Group; lower palynological Subzone II-B, early to middle Albian

Locality

United States
"Bank near Brooke," (38°24′50″N, 77°21′43″W), Virginia