Scutifolium jordanicum was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the lower Cretaceous period of Jordan.Taylor, D. W., Brenner, G. J., & Basha, S. D. H. (2008). "Scutifolium jordanicum gen. et sp. nov.(Cabombaceae), an aquatic fossil plant from the Lower Cretaceous of Jordan, and the relationships of related leaf fossils to living genera." American Journal of Botany, 95(3), 340-352.
Description Vegetative characteristics The petiolate, symmetrical, microphyllous, elliptical leaves of Scutifolium jordanicum are 22-51 mm long, and 19-37 mm wide.
Taxonomy Publication It was published by David Winship Taylor, Gilbert J. Brenner, and Sa’d Hasan Basha in 2008.
Type specimen The type specimen was collected in Mahis, Jordan.
Position within Nymphaeales It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.
Etymology The generic name Scutifolium is derived from the Latin scutum meaning shield and folium meaning leaf. The specific epithet jordanicum means "from Jordan".
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