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Phyllocladidites mawsonii

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Phyllocladidites mawsonii was named by Cookson (1947) [Botanical affinity: Podocarpaceae (Dacrydium franklinii) Cookson ex Couper, 1953]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. mawsoni, P. palaeogenicus, P. paleogenicus, P. reticulosaccatus, P. verruscosus
Entered
by J. Ceballos (authorized by C. Jaramillo) on 2012-12-05; modified by P. Santamarina on 2016-01-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson
1974Phyllocladidites mawsonii Archangelsky and Romero p. 228
1992Phyllocladidites mawsonii Baldoni p. 122
2003Phyllocladidites mawsonii Archangelsky and Zamaloa
2008Phyllocladidites mawsonii Povilauskas et al. p. 822
2012Phyllocladidites mawsonii Barreda et al.
2014Phyllocladidites mawsonii Clyde et al. p. 296
2016Phyllocladidites mawsonii Povilauskas p. 83
2016Phyllocladidites mawsonii Vallati et al. p. 498
2020Phyllocladidites mawsonii Santamarina et al. p. 53
2020Phyllocladidites mawsonii Stiles et al.
2020Phyllocladidites mawsonii Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Phyllocladidites mawsonii Vera et al.
2023Phyllocladidites mawsonii Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
—Radiatopses
RankNameAuthor
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderConiferales
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusPhyllocladiditesCookson 1947
speciesmawsonii

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Pollen grain height20.0170.0130.0210.0170.006

Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 100.50000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (205 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (153426)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (170882 170885 170888 170892 170893 170895 170897 170905 170906 170907)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169324 169325 169326)
Mangaotanean - Piripauan93.7 - 83.6New Zealand Phyllocladidites mawsonii (121140)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169329 169330 169331 169332 169334 169335 169337 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (150509 169354)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (153425)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (150182)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (153427 167466)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (150621)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (168697)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (206968 231738 231742 231746 231748 231750 240579 240581 240583)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (75458 166184)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (238219 238220 238221 238224 238226 241095)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (149815 151446 151452 233992 234014)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (31653 150882 199410 239873 239874 239890)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (149974 168708 168710 234760 239937 239938 239941 240032 240033 240036 240037 240038 240039 240041 240042 240044 240045 240054 240056 240057 240058 240527 240528 240529)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (153424 166185)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (195707)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.2 - 56.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (167420)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (149973 149975 240050 240051 240052 240053 240080 240085 240086 240088 240089 240438 240525 240547 240548 240549)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (136508 151453 151454 151455 151456 151457 151458 151459 151460 151461 151462 151463 167921 167922 172890 239892)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (167469 168705)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0New Zealand (Canterbury) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169454 169455 169456 169457 169458 169459 169460 169486 169487 169898 169899 169900)
Paleocene - Oligocene66.0 - 23.04Antarctica Phyllocladidites mawsonii (167422)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (166738 167490 167491 167504 167508 167510 167511 167514 167515 167516)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Australia (Tasmania) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (171385)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Southern Ocean Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169264 169265 169266 169267 169268 169269 169270 169272 169273 169274 169275)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (167885)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169484 169485)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (143493)
Eocene - Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (241270)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169358)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (136911)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (153448)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (168823 168824)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (167130)
Late/Upper Eocene - Oligocene37.71 - 23.04Chile (Doceava Región) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (151436)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.71 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (143492)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (167544 169006 169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (166703 167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (Southland) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169981)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene27.3 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169381)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169468)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene27.3 - 0.0117Argentina (Patagonia) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169490)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169382)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (168995 168999 169003 169005)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (224044)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (169355 169356)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Phyllocladidites mawsonii (166707)