†Proxapertites cursus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
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Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Araceae
Full reference: P. M. J. van Hoeken-Klinkenberg. 1966. Maastrichtian, Paleocene and Eocene pollen and spores from Nigeria. Lei. Geol. Med 38:37-48
Belongs to Proxapertites according to C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher 2001
See also Rull 1999
Sister taxa: Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites magnus, Proxapertites maracaiboensis, Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites psilatus, Proxapertites tertiaria, Proxapertites verrucatus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (4 collections), Venezuela (32)
• Paleocene of Colombia (11), Pakistan (23), Venezuela (39)
Total: 109 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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