Bugdaevaea lignitica Bickner, P.R.Crane, F.Herrera, Ichinnorov, G.Shi et Herend.

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003578

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3578

Authors: M. A. Bickner, P. R. Crane, F. Herrera, N. Ichinnorov, G. Shi & P. S. Herendeen

Rank: species

Genus: Bugdaevaea Bickner, P.R.Crane, F.Herrera, Ichinnorov, G.Shi et Herend.

Reference for this name: Bickner, M. A., Crane, P. R., Herrera, F., Ichinnorov, N., Shi, G. & Herendeen, P. S. (2026): New Early Cretaceous seeds from Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China with Chlamydospermous organization. – International Journal of Plant Sciences 187(4): 335–352.

Illustrations or figures: Figs 1-3

Name is type for

Types

Original diagnosis/description

As for the genus with the following additions. Seeds 4.15–6.00 mm long and 1.90–3.51 mm wide. Seed envelope with a tapered apex and rounded to pointed base. Attachment scar or short stalk indistinct at the base of the seed body. Outer epidermis of the seed envelope comprised of rectangular, longitudinally aligned cells and lacking stomata.

Etymology

The epithet lignitica indicates the mode of preservation at Tevshiin Govi.

Stratigraphy

Cretaceous, Lower Cretaceous
Tevshiingovi and Khukhteeg Formations, Aptian–Albian stage (125–99.6 Mya), Early Cretaceous.

Locality

Mongolia
Tevshiin Govi lignite mine