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Cicatricososporites ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Cicatricososporites | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 105 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher. 2001. Middle Paleogene palynology of Central Colombia, South America: A study of pollen and spores from tropical latitudes. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258(4-6):87-213 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cicatricososporites decussatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Cicatricososporites eocenicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1953 | Cicatricososporites Pflug and Thomson |
References
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!