Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
The epithet buitrensis refers to the El Buitre Hill located near the studied outcrops.
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 Liliacidites according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Liliacidites aviemorensis, Liliacidites baculatus, Liliacidites circularis, Liliacidites contortus, Liliacidites crassatus, Liliacidites crassibaculatus, Liliacidites crassilabratus, Liliacidites ellipticus, Liliacidites hungaricus, Liliacidites inequalis, Liliacidites intermedius, Liliacidites kaitangataensis, Liliacidites lacunosus, Liliacidites lanceolatus, Liliacidites lenticularis, Liliacidites microreticulatus, Liliacidites minireticulatus, Liliacidites nigeriensis, Liliacidites peroreticulatus, Liliacidites regularis, Liliacidites reticulatus, Liliacidites textus, Liliacidites variegatus, Liliacidites vermireticulatus
Type specimen: MPEF-PA 819, a microspore. Its type locality is Cerro Bosta (La Colonia paleobotany), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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