| Scutifolium Temporal range: Early Cretaceous [1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Cabombaceae |
| Genus: | † Scutifolium Taylor, Brenner & Basha [1] |
| Species: | †S. jordanicum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Scutifolium jordanicum Taylor, Brenner & Basha [1] | |
Scutifolium jordanicum was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Jordan. [1]
The petiolate, symmetrical, microphyllous, elliptical leaves of Scutifolium jordanicum are 22-51 mm long, and 19-37 mm wide. [1]
It was published by David Winship Taylor, Gilbert J. Brenner, and Sa’d Hasan Basha in 2008. [1]
The type specimen was collected in Mahis, Jordan. [1]
It is placed in the family Cabombaceae. [1]
The generic name Scutifolium is derived from the Latin scutum meaning shield and folium meaning leaf. The specific epithet jordanicum means "from Jordan". [1]
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