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Podocarpidites exiguus

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Podocarpidites exiguus was named by Harris (1965) [Botanical affinity: Podocarpaceae]. 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
1965Podocarpidites exiguus Harris
2022Podocarpidites exiguus Vera et al.
2023Podocarpidites exiguus Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusPodocarpiditesCookson 1947
speciesexiguusHarris 1965

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 exiguus Harris 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 72.20000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites exiguus (231725)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites exiguus (152264)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) Podocarpidites exiguus (166738 167491 167511)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Middle Eocene59.24 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Podocarpidites exiguus (167837)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Podocarpidites exiguus (136911)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites exiguus (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina Podocarpidites exiguus (169468)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Podocarpidites exiguus (137142)