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Asteropollis ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Asteropollis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Vallati. 2006. Las primeras angiospermas en el Cretácico de la Cuenca Neuquina (Centro Oeste de Argentina): Aspectos geológicos relacionados. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 9(1):83-92 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Asteropollis asteroides ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Asteropollis transitorius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Asteropollis vulgaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1968 | Asteropollis Hedlund and Norris |
References
Vallati P. (2006) Las primeras angiospermas en el Cretácico de la Cuenca Neuquina (Centro Oeste de Argentina): Aspectos geológicos relacionados, Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 9 1, 83-92 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!