Xingxueanthus

Xingxueanthus; Temporal range: Middle Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
Genus:	Xingxueanthus; Xin Wang & Shijun Wang, 2010
Species
	X. sinensis Xin Wang & Shijun Wang, 2010 (type);

Xingxueanthus is an extinct angiosperm plant which existed in China during the middle Jurassic period.^[1] It was first named by Xin Wang and Shijun Wang in 2010 and the type species is Xingxueanthus sinensis.^[1]

Xingxueanthus is known only from a carbonized inflorescence, which has preserved much detail. There is debate as to the taxonomic position of Xingxueanthus, being either an early Angiosperm, or a new class of Gymnosperm.

References

^ ^a ^b "Xingxueanthus: An Enigmatic Jurassic Seed Plant and Its Implications for the Origin of Angiospermy". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84 (1): 47–55. 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00169.x. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

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[Xin_WANG2010-1] "Xingxueanthus: An Enigmatic Jurassic Seed Plant and Its Implications for the Origin of Angiospermy". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84 (1): 47–55. 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00169.x. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

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