The epithet diminutus refers to the small overall size of the grains.
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 Ailanthipites according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2023
See also De Benedetti et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Ailanthipites feruglioi, Ailanthipites hexagonalis, Ailanthipites mulleri
Type specimen: MPEF-PA 608, a microspore. Its type locality is Cañadón del Irupé, which is in a Maastrichtian/Paleocene marginal marine siliciclastic/siliciclastic in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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