Solaranthus

Solaranthus; Temporal range: Middle Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	?Angiosperms
Genus:	Solaranthus; Zheng & Wang, 2010
Species
	S. daohugouensisZheng & Wang, 2010 (type);

Last updated March 31, 2025

Solaranthus is an extinct genus of plants with contentious affinities which has been found fossilized in the Jiulongshan Formation of China. It dates to the middle Jurassic period.^[1] It was first named by Shaolin Zheng and Xin Wang in 2010 and the type species is Solaranthus daohugouensis.^[1]

Some authors interpret Solaranthus as an unusual angiosperm, while others consider it a cycadalean^[2] or peltaspermalean pollen organ.^[3]

References

1 2 Shaolin Zheng; Xin Wang (2010). "An Undercover Angiosperm from the Jurassic of China". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84 (4): 895–902. Bibcode:2010AcGlS..84..895S. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00252.x. S2CID 84697587.
↑ Deng, Shenghui; Hilton, Jason; Glasspool, Ian J.; Dejax, Jean (2014-11-17). "Pollen cones and associated leaves from the Lower Cretaceous of China and a re-evaluation of Mesozoic male cycad cones". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 12 (8): 1001–1023. Bibcode:2014JSPal..12.1001D. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.819817. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 85380782.
↑ Coiro, Mario; Doyle, James A.; Hilton, Jason (2019). "How deep is the conflict between molecular and fossil evidence on the age of angiosperms?". New Phytologist. 223 (1): 83–99. Bibcode:2019NewPh.223...83C. doi: 10.1111/nph.15708 . ISSN 1469-8137. PMID 30681148.

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[Shaolin_ZHENG2010-1] 1 2 Shaolin Zheng; Xin Wang (2010). "An Undercover Angiosperm from the Jurassic of China". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84 (4): 895–902. Bibcode:2010AcGlS..84..895S. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00252.x. S2CID 84697587.

[2] Deng, Shenghui; Hilton, Jason; Glasspool, Ian J.; Dejax, Jean (2014-11-17). "Pollen cones and associated leaves from the Lower Cretaceous of China and a re-evaluation of Mesozoic male cycad cones". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 12 (8): 1001–1023. Bibcode:2014JSPal..12.1001D. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.819817. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 85380782.

[3] Coiro, Mario; Doyle, James A.; Hilton, Jason (2019). "How deep is the conflict between molecular and fossil evidence on the age of angiosperms?". New Phytologist. 223 (1): 83–99. Bibcode:2019NewPh.223...83C. doi: 10.1111/nph.15708 . ISSN 1469-8137. PMID 30681148.

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