Proteacidites obscurus Cookson 1950

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Belongs to Proteacidites according to Cookson 1950

Sister taxa: Proteacidites africaensis, Proteacidites amolosexinus, Proteacidites angulatus, Proteacidites baibianae, Proteacidites beddoesii, Proteacidites cooksonii, Proteacidites dehaani, Proteacidites excertus, Proteacidites miniporatus, Proteacidites mirasolensis, Proteacidites parvus, Proteacidites protrudus, Proteacidites pseudomoides, Proteacidites retiformis, Proteacidites scaboratus, Proteacidites sigalii, Proteacidites subscabratus, Proteacidites symphyonemoides, Proteacidites tenuiexinus

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Average measurements (in mm): Triporate pollen diameter 0.028

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (3), Australia (5)

• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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