Celastrinites

Celastrinites is an extinct genus of prehistoric plants in the family Celastraceae. Celastrinites wardii is from the Cretaceous of British Columbia, Canada. C. elegans is from the Florissant fossil bed of Colorado.

Celastrinites Temporal range: 89.3–70.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	†Celastrinites Saporta[1]
Species
Celastrinites alatus Knowlton Celastrinites artocarpidioides Lesquereux Celastrinites cowanensis Knowlton Celastrinites elegans Lesquereux[2] Celastrinites kolymensis Knowlton Celastrinites laevigatus Lesquereux Celastrinites wardii