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Gleicheniidites ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8662088	https://www.gbif.org/species/8662088
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	252491	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=252491

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
kingdom	Plantae	Haeckel 1866
subkingdom	Embryophyta	Crane et al. 2004
phylum	Pteridophyta	Haeckel 1875
class	Pteridopsida	Ritgen 1828
order	Gleicheniales	Jud 2011
family	Gleicheniaceae	Presl
genus	Gleicheniidites	Dettmann 1963

Scientific Name

Gleicheniidites Dettmann, 1963

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Gleicheniidites	genus	belongs to Gleicheniaceae	stated with evidence	Dettmann, 1963
Gleicheniidites	genus	belongs to Gleicheniaceae	stated without evidence	Jarzen, 1982

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic

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	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gleicheniidites apilobatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites aptianus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites argentinus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites bulbosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gleicheniidites campanianus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites cercinidites ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites circinidites ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	80	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Gleicheniidites confossus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gleicheniidites delcourtii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites delicatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites fildesensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites pachydermus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites rigidus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites senonicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	118	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	11.6 Ma Miocene
Gleicheniidites serratus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites trijugatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	10	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites trivalvis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites vulgaris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1963	Gleicheniidites Dettmann
1982	Gleicheniidites Jarzen p. 15

References

Mautino L. R., Anzótegui L. M. (2000) Esporas del Mioceno y retrabajadas del Mesozoico en la Formación Chiquimil, Vallecito, provincia de Catamarca, Ameghiniana 37 1, 13-22

Jarzen D. M. (1982) Palynology of Dinosaur Provincial Park (Campanian) Alberta, Syllogeus 38, 1-69

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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