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Biretisporites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Biretisporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Biretisporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Biretisporites A.Delcourt & G.Sprumont, 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 161 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. R. Mautino and L. M. Anzótegui. 2000. Esporas del Mioceno y retrabajadas del Mesozoico en la Formación Chiquimil, Vallecito, provincia de Catamarca. Ameghiniana 37(1):13-22 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Biretisporites crassilabratus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Biretisporites deltoidus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Biretisporites eneabbaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Biretisporites potoniaei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Biretisporites potoniei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Biretisporites spectabilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1963 | Biretisporites Delcourt et al. |
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!
