The epithet delicatus refers to the delicate muri of the reticulum.
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 Periporopollenites according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Periporopollenites demarcatus, Periporopollenites pallidus, Periporopollenites stigmosus, Periporopollenites vesicus
Type specimen: MPEF-PA 460, 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.
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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