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Contignisporites multimuratus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8524574https://www.gbif.org/species/8524574
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)285903https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=285903
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Pteridaceae : Contignisporites : Contignisporites multimuratus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Pteridaceae : Contignisporites : Contignisporites multimuratus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomEmbryophytaCrane et al. 2004
phylumPteridophytaHaeckel 1875
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
orderPolypodialesTryon and Tryon 1982
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
genusContignisporitesDettmann 1963
speciesContignisporites multimuratusDettmann 1963
Generic NameContignisporites
Scientific NameContignisporites multimuratus Dettmann, 1963
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Contignisporites multimuratusspeciesbelongs to Contignisporitesstated with evidenceDettmann, 1963
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. E. Dettmann and M. R. A. Thomson. 1987. Cretaceous palynomorphs from the James Ross Island area, Antarctica - A pilot Study. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin (77):13-59

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1963Contignisporites multimuratus Dettmann

References

Dettmann M. E., Thomson M. R. A. (1987) Cretaceous palynomorphs from the James Ross Island area, Antarctica - A pilot Study, British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 77, 13-59
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!
 
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