Class Gnetopsida Rank Genus | Order Gnetales | |
Species D. potomacensisCrane & Upchurch Similar Bennettitales, Gnetophyta, Gnetum, Ephedra distachya, Welwitschia mirabilis | ||
Drewria potomacensis paleontology
Drewria potomacensis is a Cretaceous megafossil member of the Gnetales, from the Potomac Group, hence its name. It was possibly a shrub. It is the only known species in the genus Drewria.
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Description
Its stems were slender, with opposite and decussate leaves. The leaves were oblong and measured up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in) long. Its reproductive structures consisted of short, loose spikes arranged in dichasial groups of 3.
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