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Cyclusphaera ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Cyclusphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Cyclusphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cyclusphaera W.C.Elsik, 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Vallati. 2006. Las primeras angiospermas en el Cretácico de la Cuenca Neuquina (Centro Oeste de Argentina): Aspectos geológicos relacionados. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 9(1):83-92 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyclusphaera crassa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Cyclusphaera doubingeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cyclusphaera euribei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cyclusphaera psilata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cyclusphaera radiata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1966 | Cyclusphaera Elsik |
| 2012 | Cyclusphaera Del Fueyo et al. |
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!
