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Ruffordiaspora ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Ruffordiaspora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Schizaeales : Ruffordiaspora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Ruffordiaspora Dettmann & Clifford, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Archangelsky, S. Archangelsky, and D. G. Poire, N. D. Canessa. 2008. Aptian Angiosperm Pollen from the Ticó Flora Patagonia, Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 10(2):185-198 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ruffordiaspora australiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Ruffordiaspora cardielensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Ruffordiaspora crassiterminatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Ruffordiaspora ludbrookiae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Ruffordiaspora ticoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Archangelsky A., Archangelsky S., et al (2008) Aptian Angiosperm Pollen from the Ticó Flora Patagonia, Argentina, Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 10 2, 185-198 |
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!