Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Full reference: F. De Benedetti, M. Zamaloa, M. A. Gandolfo and N. R. Cúneo. 2024. Spores from the K–Pg boundary of the La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 328(105159):1-20
Belongs to Neoraistrickia according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Neoraistrickia elongata, Neoraistrickia robusta, Neoraistrickia suratensis, Neoraistrickia taylorii, Neoraistrickia truncata, Neoraistrickia truncatus
Type specimen: MPEF-PA 923, a megaspore. Its type locality is Cerro Buitre Norte (CBN) Maastrichtian, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial siltstone in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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