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Latrobosporites ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : Latrobosporites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : Latrobosporites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Latrobosporites W.K.Harris, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. C. Mildenhall, E. M. Kennedy, and D. E. Lee, U. Kaulfuss, J. M. Bannister. 2014. Palynology of the early Miocene Foulden Maar, Otago, New Zealand: Diversity following destruction. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (204):27-42 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Latrobosporites crassus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1965 | Latrobosporites Harris |
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!