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Ariadnaesporites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Ariadnaesporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Ariadnaesporites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Ariadnaesporites R.Potonié, 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. S. Mahmoud and M. A. Essa. 2007. Palynology of some Cretaceous mudstones from southeast Aswan, Egypt. Significance to regional stratigraphy. Journal of African Earth Sciences 47:1-8 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ariadnaesporites cristatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ariadnaesporites spinocaperatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ariadnaesporites spinosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1956 | Ariadnaesporites Potonié |
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!
