Momipites fragilis Frederiksen and Christopher 1978

Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae

Full reference: N. O. Frederiksen and R. A. Christopher. 1978. Taxonomy and Biostratigraphy of Late Cretaceous and Paleogene Triatriate Pollen from South Carolina. Palynology 2:113-145

Belongs to Momipites according to N. O. Frederiksen and R. A. Christopher 1978

See also Christopher and Prowell 2010

Sister taxa: Momipites actinus, Momipites africanus, Momipites amplus, Momipites anellus, Momipites annulatus, Momipites concavus, Momipites corylipites, Momipites coryloides, Momipites coryphaeus, Momipites cycloquietus, Momipites dilatus, Momipites globosus, Momipites inaequalis, Momipites kedvesii, Momipites leboensis, Momipites leffingwellii, Momipites levis, Momipites marylandicus, Momipites microcoryphaeus, Momipites microfoveolatus, Momipites minutus, Momipites nicholsii, Momipites punctatus, Momipites quietus, Momipites spackmaniana, Momipites strictus, Momipites tenuipolus, Momipites triletipollenites, Momipites ventifluminis, Momipites waltmanensis, Momipites wyomingensis, Engelhardtioidites minutiformis, Engelhardtioidites parvus

Type specimen: Plate 1, figure 11, Slide DC-40 (2), coordinates 60.0 x 98.6, a microspore. Its type locality is USGS Clubhouse Crossroads corehole 1, sample DC-40, which is in a Santonian marine horizon in the Black Creek Formation of South Carolina.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: Missouri collections)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2), United States (20: New Jersey, South Carolina)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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