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Podocarpidites ellipticus

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Podocarpidites ellipticus was named by Cookson (1947). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. elliptcus, P. langii, P. marwicki

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson
1968Podocarpidites ellipticus Venkatachala et al.
1976Podocarpidites ellipticus Lakhanpal et al.
2008Podocarpidites ellipticus Povilauskas et al. p. 822
2016Podocarpidites ellipticus Povilauskas p. 83
2020Podocarpidites ellipticus Santamarina et al. p. 53
2020Podocarpidites ellipticus Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Podocarpidites ellipticus Vera et al.
2023Podocarpidites ellipticus Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusPodocarpiditesCookson 1947
speciesellipticusCookson 1947

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.

†Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Pollen grain height10.019

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 199.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (145 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Argentina (Neuquén) Podocarpidites ellipticus (151448)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Argentina (Neuquén) Podocarpidites ellipticus (151451)
Middle Oxfordian - Tithonian161.5 - 143.1Tanzania (Lindi Region) Podocarpidites ellipticus (142755)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Podocarpidites ellipticus (224625)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Podocarpidites ellipticus (224620)
Early/Lower Cretaceous - Late/Upper Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Antarctica (Antarctic peninsula) Podocarpidites ellipticus (172746)
Valanginian - Barremian137.05 - 121.4Chile (Doceava Región) Podocarpidites ellipticus (150015 150029)
Barremian - Santonian125.77 - 83.6Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153420)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (150335)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian121.4 - 110.1Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (149849 149850)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (150615)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (149927)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Podocarpidites ellipticus (164488 164489 164490 164522 164523 164524 164525 164526 164527 164528 164529 164530)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153429 153431 153432)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153421 153422 153423)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (149928)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153430)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Podocarpidites ellipticus (163896 163897 163898 163899 163900 163901 163902)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) Podocarpidites ellipticus (34141)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (South Australia) Podocarpidites ellipticus (163584)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153426 153428)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites ellipticus (195707)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Podocarpidites ellipticus (170882 170885 170888 170892 170895 170897 170905 170906 170907)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (169324 169325 169326)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (150509)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (150237)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (206968 231725)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites ellipticus (234014)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Podocarpidites ellipticus (32522)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Podocarpidites ellipticus (153424)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (149974 168708 168710 234760 234761 239937 239941 240024 240032 240033 240037 240039 240041 240042 240045 240047 240048 240049 240050 240051 240052 240053 240054 240056 240057 240058 240080 240081 240082 240084 240085 240086 240087 240088 240089 240438 240525 240526 240527 240528)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Heilongjiang) Podocarpidites ellipticus (79034)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites ellipticus (31653 151446 151452 199410)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites ellipticus (151453 151454 151455 151456 151457 151458 151459 151460 151461 151462 151463)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (149973 240545 240548 240549)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) Podocarpidites ellipticus (166738 167506 167507 167511 167514 167515)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) Podocarpidites ellipticus (171385)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Podocarpidites ellipticus (136911)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites ellipticus (151587)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (Southland) Podocarpidites ellipticus (169981)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites ellipticus (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina Podocarpidites ellipticus (169468)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (San Juan) Podocarpidites ellipticus (144061)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Podocarpidites ellipticus (224044)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Podocarpidites ellipticus (137142)