Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
The epithet mirasolensis refers to the Arroyo Mirasol Chico, a creek in the vicinity of 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 Proteacidites according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Proteacidites africaensis, Proteacidites amolosexinus, Proteacidites angulatus, Proteacidites baibianae, Proteacidites beddoesii, Proteacidites cooksonii, Proteacidites dehaani, Proteacidites excertus, Proteacidites miniporatus, Proteacidites obscurus, Proteacidites parvus, Proteacidites protrudus, Proteacidites pseudomoides, Proteacidites retiformis, Proteacidites scaboratus, Proteacidites sigalii, Proteacidites subscabratus, Proteacidites symphyonemoides, Proteacidites tenuiexinus
Type specimen: MPEF-PA 951, 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:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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