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Taurocusporites ✝
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Bryophyta : Taurocusporites | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Taurocusporites L.E.Stover, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 157 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 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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Taurocusporites reduncus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Taurocusporites segmentatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1962 | Taurocusporites Stover |
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!