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Margocolporites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Margocolporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Margocolporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Margocolporites C.G.K.Ramanujam, 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. R. Mautino and L. M. Anzótegui. 2002. Palinología de la Formación Chiquimil (Mioceno Superior), en Río Vallecito, provincia de Catamarca, Argentina. Parte 3. Polen. Ameghiniana 39(3):271-284 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Margocolporites mandjicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Margocolporites rauvolfii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Margocolporites tenuireticulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Margocolporites vanwijhei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1966 | Margocolporites Ramanajuan |
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!
