An anatomically preserved plant from roots to reproductive organs supports a crown-monocot assignment at about 115 Ma, but not a monocot origin date or a modern-family identification.
Represented range115–115 Ma
RegionsCrato Formation, northeastern Brazil
CladesCratolirion bognerianum · Crown monocots
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fossil-range · medium
Cratolirion bognerianum from the approximately 115 Ma Crato Formation is anatomically preserved from roots to reproductive organs and was recovered as a crown monocot; it is a specimen-scoped occurrence, not the origin of monocots or an uncontested living-family assignment.