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Laevigatosporites ovatus

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Laevigatosporites ovatus was named by Wilson and Webster (1946). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster
1988Laevigatosporites ovatus Papú et al. p. 78
1990Laevigatosporites ovatus Papu
1992Laevigatosporites ovatus Baldoni p. 122
2004Laevigatosporites ovatus Zamaloa
2008Laevigatosporites ovatus Povilauskas et al. p. 822
2012Laevigatosporites ovatus Barreda et al.
2016Laevigatosporites ovatus Povilauskas p. 83
2020Laevigatosporites ovatus Santamarina et al. p. 53
2020Laevigatosporites ovatus Stiles et al.
2022Laevigatosporites ovatus Vera et al.
2023Laevigatosporites ovatus Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusLaevigatosporitesIbrahim 1933
speciesovatusWilson and Webster 1946

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.

†Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 121.40000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (211 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (150877 150878)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Colombia (Huila) Laevigatosporites ovatus (139394)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laevigatosporites ovatus (149982 150185)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Zabaykal'ye) Laevigatosporites ovatus (232390)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Colombia (Huila) Laevigatosporites ovatus (139371 139380 139401)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Laevigatosporites ovatus (164522 164523 164524 164525 164526 164527)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9North Atlantic Laevigatosporites ovatus (142271 142272 142273 142274 142275)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (153421)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9North Atlantic Laevigatosporites ovatus (140569)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (153430)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Laevigatosporites ovatus (163896)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Morocco (Tarfaya) Laevigatosporites ovatus (144143)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Laevigatosporites ovatus (163481 163482 163484 163505 163506 163507 163508 163509 163510 163511 163512 163513 163514 163515)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (153426 153428)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (South Australia) Laevigatosporites ovatus (163584)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9South Sudan Laevigatosporites ovatus (199999 200005 200025)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Laevigatosporites ovatus (195707)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Laevigatosporites ovatus (170882 170885 170888 170892 170893 170905 170906)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Australia (Northern Territory) Laevigatosporites ovatus (163516 163819)
Mangaotanean - Piripauan93.7 - 83.6New Zealand Laevigatosporites ovatus (121140)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (150509)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Laevigatosporites ovatus (207022)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Laevigatosporites ovatus (22655 22659 36264 55352)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (167466)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Laevigatosporites ovatus (168549)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Laevigatosporites ovatus (241237)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Laevigatosporites ovatus (167578 167581 167582 167584 167585 167586 167587)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (167588)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (166184)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laevigatosporites ovatus (206968 231725 231735 231736 231738 231739 231740 231742 231745 231746 231747 231748 231749 231750 240579 240581 240582 240583)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Laevigatosporites ovatus (67818 163322)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Laevigatosporites ovatus (149815 151446 151452)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Laevigatosporites ovatus (241095)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria (Gombe) Laevigatosporites ovatus (163729)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Laevigatosporites ovatus (32522)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Heilongjiang) Laevigatosporites ovatus (79034)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Laevigatosporites ovatus (150882 168393 168394 199410 239890 239891)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laevigatosporites ovatus (149974 168708 168710 234760 234761 239937 239941 240024 240031 240032 240033 240036 240037 240039 240041 240045 240046 240047 240048 240049 240056 240058 240527 240528 240529)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Laevigatosporites ovatus (153424)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Laevigatosporites ovatus (84455)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Laevigatosporites ovatus (240109)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laevigatosporites ovatus (149975 167869 240050 240051 240052 240053 240080 240082 240084 240085 240086 240087 240088 240089 240438 240526 240545 240547 240548 240549)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Laevigatosporites ovatus (136508 136554 151453 151454 151455 151456 151457 151458 151459 151460 151461 151462 151463 152264 167921 167922 172885 172890 239892)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Canada (Manitoba) Laevigatosporites ovatus (232088 232089 232093 232094 232095)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) Laevigatosporites ovatus (167469)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) Laevigatosporites ovatus (71074)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Chile (Biobío) Laevigatosporites ovatus (152434)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) Laevigatosporites ovatus (167491 167506 167508 167511 167514 167516)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) Laevigatosporites ovatus (171385)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laevigatosporites ovatus (167896 167898 167899)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laevigatosporites ovatus (143493)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Laevigatosporites ovatus (153448)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Laevigatosporites ovatus (168823 168824)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.71 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laevigatosporites ovatus (143492)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) Laevigatosporites ovatus (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Laevigatosporites ovatus (169006 169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Laevigatosporites ovatus (166703 167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene27.3 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Laevigatosporites ovatus (169381)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina Laevigatosporites ovatus (169468)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Laevigatosporites ovatus (166708)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Laevigatosporites ovatus (169355 169356)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Laevigatosporites ovatus (137142)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Laevigatosporites ovatus (166707)