Leptolepidites densus Archangelsky 1972 (fern)

Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae

Full reference: S. Archangelsky. 1972. Esporas de la Formación Río Turbio (Eoceno), Provincia de Santa Cruz. Revista del Museo de la Plata (nueva serie), Sección Paleontología 6(39):65-100

Belongs to Leptolepidites according to S. Archangelsky 1972

Sister taxa: Leptolepidites crassibalteus, Leptolepidites equatibosus, Leptolepidites irregularis, Leptolepidites macroverrucatus, Leptolepidites macroverrucosus, Leptolepidites major, Leptolepidites psarosus, Leptolepidites rimatus, Leptolepidites tumulosus, Leptolepidites verrucatus

Type specimen: Holotype: p.m. 744; coord. 24/107.9. Stored at Museo de La Plata, Paleobotanical division., a microspore (Spore). Its type locality is P - 15 , which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in the Río Turbio Formation of Argentina.

Distribution:

• Eocene of Argentina (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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