Brasenites kansense was a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the Early Cretaceous of the United States of America and Late Cretaceous of Europe.Wang, H., & Dilcher, D. L. (2006). "Aquatic angiosperms from the Dakota Formation (Albian, Lower Cretaceous), Hoisington III locality, Kansas, USA." International Journal of Plant Sciences, 167(2), 385-401.
Description Vegetative characteristics Brasenites kansense has suborbicular to orbicular, petiolate, peltate leaves with entire margins. The orbicular leaves are 6–8 cm wide, and the suborbicular leaves are 7.5-12.2 cm long, and 6–10.1 cm wide. The leaf venation is actinodromous.
Taxonomy Publication It was published by Hongshan Wang and David L. Dilcher in 2006.
Type specimen The type specimen was collected in Barton County, Kansas, USA.
Position within Nymphaeales It is placed in the family Cabombaceae.Brasenites kansense. (n.d.). Paleobiology Database PBDB. Retrieved February 4, 2024, from https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=192266&is_real_user=1
Etymology The generic name Brasenites expresses an association to the genus Brasenia. The specific epithet kansense refers to Kansas, USA.
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