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Nothofagidites ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4897765	https://www.gbif.org/species/4897765
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	251909	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=251909

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagidites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Nothofagidites

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
kingdom	Plantae	Haeckel 1866
phylum	Spermatophyta
class	Magnoliopsida	Cronquist et al. 1996
-	Eudicot	Doyle and Hotton 1991
order	Fagales	Engler 1892
genus	Nothofagidites	R.Potonié 1960

Scientific Name

Nothofagidites R.Potonié, 1960

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Nothofagidites	genus	belongs to Fagales	stated with evidence	Potonié, 1960
Nothofagidites	genus	belongs to Nothofagaceae	stated with evidence	Erdtman and Potonié, 1960

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

145 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

2.59 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. M. Baez, M. C. Zamaloa, and E. J. Romero. 1990. Nuevos hallazgos de microfloras y anuros Paleógenos en el Noroeste de Patagonia: implicancias Paleoambientales y Paleobiogeográficas. Ameghiniana 27(1-2):83-94

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Nothofagidites acromegacanthus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	56.0 Ma Paleocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nothofagidites americanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	56.0 Ma Paleocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nothofagidites anisoechinatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nothofagidites aspera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	55.8 Ma Eocene
Nothofagidites asperus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		34	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Nothofagidites brachispinulosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	55.8 Ma Eocene
Nothofagidites brachyspinulosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		27	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nothofagidites cincta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	145 Ma Late Jurassic	23.0 Ma Miocene
Nothofagidites cranwellae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	145 Ma Late Jurassic	37.2 Ma Eocene
Nothofagidites deminuta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	145 Ma Late Jurassic	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Nothofagidites deminutus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nothofagidites dorotensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		23	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Nothofagidites emardicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites endurus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	58.7 Ma Paleocene
Nothofagidites falcatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nothofagidites flemingii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		40	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	16.0 Ma Miocene
Nothofagidites fortispinulosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Nothofagidites fuegiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Nothofagidites huertasii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Nothofagidites hystricosphaeroides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nothofagidites incrassatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites kaitangata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites kaitangataensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites kaitangatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Nothofagidites lachlaniae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	37.2 Ma Eocene
Nothofagidites nana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites nanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites paucispinosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nothofagidites rocaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites saraensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	11.6 Ma Miocene
Nothofagidites sarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nothofagidites senectus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nothofagidites suggatei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	37.2 Ma Eocene
Nothofagidites tehuelchesii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	56.0 Ma Paleocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Nothofagidites visserensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Nothofagidites waipawaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	55.8 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Nothofagidites waipawensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1960	Nothofagidites Erdtman and Potonié
1960	Nothofagidites Potonié

References

Baez A. M., Zamaloa M. C., et al (1990) Nuevos hallazgos de microfloras y anuros Paleógenos en el Noroeste de Patagonia: implicancias Paleoambientales y Paleobiogeográficas, Ameghiniana 27 1-2, 83-94

Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

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