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Polypodiisporites

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales

Taxonomy
Polypodiisporites was named by Potonié (1931). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Polypodiales by Potonie (1956); and to Polypodiaceae by Jarzen (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Polypodiisporites Potonié
1956Polypodiisporites Potonie
1982Polypodiisporites Jarzen p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
genusPolypodiisporitesPotonié 1931

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.

G. †Polypodiisporites Potonié 1931
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†Polypodiisporites echinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Polypodiisporites favus Potonie 1956
†Polypodiisporites impariter Potonié and Sah 1960
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Invalid names: Polypodiaceaesporites tuberculensis Baksi 1962 [synonym]
†Polypodiisporites inangahuensis Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites ipsviciensis Playford and Dettmann 1965
†Polypodiisporites irregularis Pocknal and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites mawkmaensis Dutta and Sah 1970
†Polypodiisporites minimus Khan and Martin 1971
†Polypodiisporites oligocenicus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Polypodiisporites pachyexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Polypodiisporites radiatus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites speciosus Sah and Dutta 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Spore height30.0280.0210.0360.0310.008
microspore height90.029---0.004

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Autunian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 298.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (92 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Autunian298.9 - 283.5Israel P. mutabilis (31561 31562 31563 31568)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7India (Rajasthan) P. rajasthanensis (226933)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) P. sp. (224785)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5China (Guizhou) P. sp. (182652)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica P. spp. (153426)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica P. spp. (153425)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) P. amplus (36264)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica P. sp., P. favus (150237)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica P. speciosus (167588)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica P. spp. (153424)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) P. favus (32522)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) P. irregularis (152264)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) P. sp. (224683)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Colombia P. echinatus (28439) P. sp. (28433 28438 28440 28563 28567) P. sp., P. pachyexinatus (28568)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (166738 167506 167508 167511 167516)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. radiatus (143493)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Meghalaya) P. impariter, Polypodiaceaesporites tuberculensis (224890) P. mawkmaensis (225842)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Colombia P. echinatus (29080) P. inangahuensis, P. echinatus (29143) P. sp., P. echinatus (29151)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) P. spp. (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica P. sp. (169265 169269 169272 169274)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia P. inangahuensis (29159) P. sp., P. inangahuensis (29158) P. specious (28775 28861 28862 28863 28864 28865 28866 29073 29074 29075 29076 29077 29078 29146 29148 29150) P. specious, P. inangahuensis (29149 29157) P. specious, P. sp. (29079 29155)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) P. sp. (144474)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) P. spp. (168823 168824)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.2 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. radiatus (143492)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) P. histeopteroides, P. spp. (167544) P. sp. (169006 169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. radiatus (151587)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) P. inangahuensis, P. radiatus (143213 143214) P. inangahuensis, P. radiatus, P. minimus (143211 143212)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene28.4 - 5.333Argentina P. inangahuensis, P. radiatus, P. minimus (169468)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand P. radiatus (50035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) P. radiatus (151627)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) P. usmensis (224044)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) P. histeopteroides, P. sp. (168997) P. sp. (168989 168992 168994 168995 168999 169000 169001 169002)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) P. inangahuensis, P. radiatus (169355 169356)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) P. speciosus (137142)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333India (Kerala) Polypodiidites impariter (224707)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Xizang) P. sp. (223820)