Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
The epithet coloniensis refers to the La Colonia Formation.
Full reference: F. De Benedetti, M. C. Zamaloa, M. A. Gandolfo and N. R. Cúneo. 2023. Pollen from the K–Pg boundary of the La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 316(104933):1-27
Belongs to Spinizonocolpites according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Spinizonocolpites baculatus, Spinizonocolpites breviechinatus, Spinizonocolpites complex, Spinizonocolpites echinatus, Spinizonocolpites grandis, Spinizonocolpites hialinus, Spinizonocolpites kostinensis, Spinizonocolpites pachyexinatus, Spinizonocolpites riochiquensis, Spinizonocolpites variabilis
Type specimen: MPEF-PA 926, a microspore. Its type locality is Paleoazolla type locality, Cerro Buitre, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Paleoazolla type locality, Cerro Buitre
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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