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Retitricolporites irupensis

Magnoliopsida

Discussion

The epithet irupensis refers to the Caadn del Irup locality.

Taxonomy
Retitricolporites irupensis was named by De Benedetti et al. (2023). Its type specimen is MPEF-PA 82, a microspore, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Paleoazolla type locality, Cerro Buitre, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Retitricolporites irupensis De Benedetti et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
genusRetitricolporitesVan der Hammen and Wymstra 1964
speciesirupensis

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Retitricolporites irupensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. De Benedetti et al. 2023Pollen grain tricolporate, suboblate to subprolate, amb subcircular to semilobate. Colpi extended nearly to the poles. Pores usually indistinct. Exine 3.0–4.5 μmthick, two layered, reduced towards the colpi margins. Nexine up to 2 μm thick. Sexine up to 3 μm thick, columellate, semitectate, reticulate. Lumina polygonal, rounded to irregular, up to 4.5 μm diameter in the mesocolpia, slightly smaller at the apocolpia, and strongly reduced in the colpi margins. Muri up to 1 μmwide.