†Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
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Equisetopsida - Pinidae - Pinidae
Spore body diameter, 145e185 mm; diameter of lumina, 14e35 mm; width of muri, 3 mm; equatorial wings: length, 53e57 mm; width, 38-41 mm; acrolamella: length, 100e105 mm; width, 68e71 mm.
Belongs to Balmeisporites according to Cookson and Dettmann 1958
See also Santamarina et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Balmeisporites auriculatus, Balmeisporites glenelgensis, Balmeisporites limbatus, Balmeisporites tridictyus
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections), Australia (13), Canada (8: Nunavut), Egypt (11), Libya (1), United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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