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Graminidites ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Poaceae : Graminidites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Poales : Poaceae : Graminidites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Graminidites I.C.Cookson ex R.Potonié, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. R. Mautino and L. M. Anzótegui. 2002. Palinología de la Formación Chiquimil (Mioceno Superior), en Río Vallecito, provincia de Catamarca, Argentina. Parte 2. Polen. Ameghiniana 39(3):257-270 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Graminidites annulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Graminidites antarcticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Graminidites media ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1960 | Graminidites Potonie |
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!