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Ceratosporites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Ceratosporites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Selaginellaceae : Ceratosporites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ceratosporites I.C.Cookson & M.E.Dettmann, 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 197 - 190 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | V. D. Barreda, N. R. Cúneo, and P. Wilf, E. D. Currano, R. A. Scasso, H. Brinkhuis. 2012. Cretaceous/Paleogene Floral Turnover in Patagonia: Drop in Diversity, Low Extinction, and a Classopollis Spike. PLoS ONE 7(12):e52455 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ceratosporites distalgranulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceratosporites equalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 66 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ceratosporites helidonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceratosporites parvus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceratosporites setosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1958 | Ceratosporites Cookson and Dettmann |
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!
