Proxapertites tertiaria Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Araceae

Full reference: T. Van der Hammen and C. Garcia de Mutis. 1966. The Paleocene pollen flora of Colombia. Leidse Geologische Mededelingen 35:105-114

Belongs to Proxapertites according to T. Van der Hammen and C. Garcia de Mutis 1966

Sister taxa: Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites magnus, Proxapertites maracaiboensis, Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites psilatus, Proxapertites verrucatus

Type specimen: Slide F-V-56 Col. S.G.N., a seed repro (Pollen grain).

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Average measurements (in mm): Pollen grain diameter 0.013

Distribution: found only at Catatumbo Basin I (Eocene of Colombia)

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