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Ovoidites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Charophyta : Zygnematophyceae : Zygnematales : Zygnemataceae : Ovoidites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Zygnemataceae : Ovoidites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Ovoidites Krutzsch, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. Scafati, D. L. Melendi, and W. Volkheimer. 2009. A Danian subtropical lacustrine palynobiota from South America (Bororó Formation, San Jorge Basin, Patagonia - Argentina). Geological Acta 7(1-2):35-61 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ovoidites arcticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ovoidites parvus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1959 | Ovoidites Krutzsch |
| 1982 | Ovoidites Rich 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!
