Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae
Parent taxon: Bombacaceae according to R. A. Couper 1960
See also Rull 1998
Sister taxa: Bacutriporites, Bombacites, Bombax, Eriodendron, Pachira
Subtaxa: Bombacacidites annae Bombacacidites assamicus Bombacacidites brevis Bombacacidites fossureticulatus Bombacacidites foveoreticulatus Bombacacidites gonzalezii Bombacacidites grahamii Bombacacidites isoreticulatus Bombacacidites nacimientoensis Bombacacidites protofoveoreticulatus Bombacacidites psilatus Bombacacidites simplireticulatus Bombacacidites soleaformis Bombacacidites trilobatus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (1 collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (4), Colombia (21), Cuba (2), Germany (1), Jamaica (1), United States (32: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas), Venezuela (12)
• Paleocene to Eocene of Argentina (1), United States (2: Virginia)
• Paleocene of Argentina (5), Colombia (12), United States (2: Missouri), Venezuela (22)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Antarctica (3), Argentina (1)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3), United States (1: Missouri)
Total: 127 collections including 165 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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