Belongs to Nothofagidites according to C. A. Menendez and M. A. Caccavari 1975
Sister taxa: Nothofagidites acromegacanthus, Nothofagidites americanus, Nothofagidites anisoechinatus, Nothofagidites aspera, Nothofagidites asperus, Nothofagidites brachispinulosa, Nothofagidites brachyspinulosus, Nothofagidites cincta, Nothofagidites couperi, Nothofagidites cranwellae, Nothofagidites deminuta, Nothofagidites densum, Nothofagidites dorotensis, Nothofagidites emardicus, Nothofagidites endurus, Nothofagidites falcatus, Nothofagidites flemingii, Nothofagidites fortispinulosus, Nothofagidites huertasii, Nothofagidites hystricosphaeroides, Nothofagidites incrassatus, Nothofagidites kaitangata, Nothofagidites kaitangataensis, Nothofagidites kaitangatus, Nothofagidites lachlaniae, Nothofagidites nana, Nothofagidites nanus, Nothofagidites paucispinosus, Nothofagidites rocaensis, Nothofagidites saraensis, Nothofagidites senectus, Nothofagidites suggatei, Nothofagidites tehuelchesii, Nothofagidites visserensis, Nothofagidites waipawaensis, Nothofagidites waipawensis
Type specimen: BAPB Prep. pal. N° 506, a non-seed repro (Pollen grain).
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Argentina (7)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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