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Balmeisporites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Balmeisporites I.C.Cookson & M.E.Dettmann, 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 56.0 Ma Phanerozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Archangelsky, A. Archangelsky, and G. Cladera. 2012. Palinología y paleoambientes en el perfil de Bajo Comisión (Cretácico), provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 14(1):23-39 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Balmeisporites auriculatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Balmeisporites glenelgensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 81 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Balmeisporites holodictyus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Balmeisporites limbatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Balmeisporites minutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balmeisporites tridictyus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1958 | Balmeisporites Cookson and Dettmann |
| 1977 | Balmeisporites Archangelsky |
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!
