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Graminidites

Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae

Taxonomy
Graminidites was named by Potonie (1960) [Botanical affinity: Gramineae]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Graminidites media.

It was reranked as Monoporites (Graminidites) by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

It was assigned to Poaceae by Potonie (1960); to Monoporites by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Bambusoideae by Wang and Sun (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Graminidites Potonie
1976Monoporites (Graminidites) Lakhanpal et al.
2014Graminidites Wang and Sun

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Monocots
RankNameAuthor
orderPoales
familyPoaceae
subfamilyBambusoideaeLuerssen 1893
genusGraminiditesPotonie 1960

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. †Graminidites Potonie 1960
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Graminidites annulatus PotoniƩ 1960
Graminidites antarcticus Stuchlik 1981
Graminidites assamicus Sah and Dutta 1968
Graminidites bambusoides Stuchlik 1964
Graminidites ellipticus Mathur and Chopra 1987
Graminidites media Cookson 1947
Graminidites protrudus Mathur and Mathur 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Monoporate pollen diameter10.024

Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Senegal (Dakar) G. sp. 1 (137364) G. sp. 2 (137365)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) G. sp. (240109)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Madhya Pradesh) Monoporites sp., Monoporites minor (224606)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Australia (Tasmania) G. sp. (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Antarctica G. sp. (169265 169269 169275)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) G. gramineoides (231934)
Early/Lower Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Antarctica (King George Island) G. antarcticus (167920)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) G. eifelensis, G. sp. (24201)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Cuba (Camaguey) G. gramineoides (34365)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) G. spp. (236322)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) G. spp. (168824)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) G. sp. (144141 151628 151634 151637)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) G. media (169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) G. sp. (151587)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) G. sp. (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) G. sp. (142322 142323 142324)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) G. media (167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene27.3 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) G. spp. (169381)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina G. sp. (169468)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene27.3 - 0.0117Argentina (Patagonia) G. spp. (169490)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) G. sp. (144139 151625 151626 151627)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Assam) G. assamicus (225487)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (San Juan) G. sp. (144061)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) G. sp. (224044)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) G. sp. (144210)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) G. sp. (169355 169356)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) G. sp., G. media (137142)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Zhejiang) G. bambusoides (224422)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India (Gujarat) G. protrudus (224889 225561)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) G. media (166707)