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Microdinium ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Cladopyxiaceae : Microdinium | |||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. J. D. Dolding. 1992. Palynology of the Marambio Group (Upper Cretaceous) of northern Humps Island. Antartic Science 4(3):311-326 | |||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Microdinium cassiculum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Microdinium crinitum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Microdinium densigranulatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Microdinium ornatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Microdinium Cookson and Eisenack |
| 1960 | Microdinium Cookson and Eisenak |
| 1970 | Microdinium Andrews |
References
| Dolding P. J. D. (1992) Palynology of the Marambio Group (Upper Cretaceous) of northern Humps Island, Antartic Science 4 3, 311-326 |
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!
