Entity:

Authorship

SN2000 author citation	:	G. Sun et al., 1998 [stems]
Original name, rank & spelling	:	Sun, G., Dilcher, D.L., Zheng, S. & Zhou, Z. 1998. Science 282 (5394): 1693 ("Sun, Dilcher, Zheng et Zhou, gen. nov.").
Description/Diagnosis in English	:	op. cit.: 1693 ("Generic diagnosis").

Attributes

Name of a fossil-taxon [ICBN/ICN, 2012: Arts. 1.2, 11.1, 11.7 (part/life-history stage/preservational state)]

Ref: 2014-present. IFPNI: [18 Apr 2023] ("leafy stems (with reproductive organs)").

Type of	:	†*Archaefructaceae* (Family) Dilcher, G.Sun & Nixon (2002)		Ref: T.N. Taylor et al., 2009: 898. [inferred]
Type, by original designation and monotypy	:	†*Archaefructus liaoningensis* G.Sun, Dilcher, Shao L.Zheng & Z.K.Zhou (1998)		Ref: G. Sun et al., 1998: 1693 ("Type-species"). [new]