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Podocarpidites elegans

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Podocarpidites elegans was named by Romero (1977) [Botanical affinity: Podocarpaceae]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Podocarpidites elegans Romero
1992Podocarpidites elegans Baldoni p. 122
2008Podocarpidites elegans Povilauskas et al. p. 822
2012Podocarpidites elegans Barreda et al.
2014Podocarpidites elegans Clyde et al. p. 296
2016Podocarpidites elegans Povilauskas p. 83
2020Podocarpidites elegans Stiles et al.
2020Podocarpidites elegans Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Podocarpidites elegans Vera et al.
2023Podocarpidites elegans 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
genusPodocarpiditesCookson 1947
specieselegansRomero 1977

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 elegans Romero 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Pollen grain height30.0220.0140.0350.0220.011

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 Campanian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 83.60000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites elegans (276762)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Podocarpidites elegans (168549)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites elegans (231725 231737 231738 231739 231740 231741 231742 231745 231746 231748 231750 240579 240581 240582 240583)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites elegans (149815 151446 151452 234014)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites elegans (150882)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites elegans (149974 168708 168710 239937 239938 239941 240024 240033 240036 240037 240038 240039 240042 240044 240045 240046 240049 240054 240056 240058 240527 240528 240529)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites elegans (138378 151453 151454 151455 151456 151457 151458 151459 151460 151461 151462 151463 152264 172885 172887 172890 172892)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites elegans (240050 240052 240053 240080 240082 240085 240086 240088 240089 240438 240549)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) Podocarpidites elegans (171385)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites elegans (143493)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Podocarpidites elegans (136911)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.71 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites elegans (143492)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites elegans (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina Podocarpidites elegans (169468)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (San Juan) Podocarpidites elegans (144061)