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Sestrosporites

Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae

Taxonomy
Sestrosporites was named by Dettmann (1963). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Lycopodiaceae by Dettmann (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Sestrosporites Dettmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderLycopodialesDumortier 1829
familyLycopodiaceaeMirbel 1802
genusSestrosporitesDettmann 1963

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Sestrosporites Dettmann 1963
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†Sestrosporites dettmanni Dutta and Sah 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Danian or 161.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Cenomanian174.7 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) S. pseudoalveolatus (139303)
Bathonian - Oxfordian168.3 - 157.3Egypt (Western Desert) S. pseudoalveolatus (139310)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) S. pseudoalveolatus (224625)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. pseudoalveolatus (149982)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica S. pseudoalveolatus (153429)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) S. pseudoalveolatus (164522)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) S. pseudoalveolatus (139332)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Charente-Maritime) S. irregulatus (176637)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) S. pseudoalveolatus (151446 151452)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) S. pseudoalveolatus (151454)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) S. dettmanni (224682)