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Palmaepollenites ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Arecales : Palmae : Palmaepollenites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. R. de Lima. 1989. Palinologia da Formacao Santana (Cretaceo do nordeste do Brasil). IV Descricao sistematica dos polens das turmas Plicates e Poroses, esporos Incertae Sedis e microplancton marinho. Ameghiniana 26(1-2):63-81 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Palmaepollenites labiatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1958 | Palmaepollenites Potonié |
1989 | Palmaepollenites de Lima |
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!