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Margocolporites

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Margocolporites was named by Ramanajuan (1966). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Fabaceae by Ramanajuan (1966), Barreda et al. (2012), Huang et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Margocolporites Ramanajuan
2012Margocolporites Barreda et al.
2023Margocolporites Huang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusMargocolporitesRamanajuan 1966

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. †Margocolporites Ramanajuan 1966
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†Margocolporites complexum Ramanujam 1966
†Margocolporites dubius Ramanujam 1966
†Margocolporites rauvolfii Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
†Margocolporites sahnii Ramanujam 1966
†Margocolporites sitholeyi Ramanujam 1966
†Margocolporites taylorii Srivastava 1969
†Margocolporites tsukadae Ramanujam 1966
†Margocolporites vanwijhei Germeraad et al. 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Pollen grain diameter20.0330.0220.0480.0350.018

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 Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 83.60000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (112 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. sp. 1, M. sp. 2, M. taylorii (232635)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) M. sp. (27014)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) M. sp. (151455 151457 151458 151459)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) M. cribellatus (231960 231963 231965 232024)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) M. sahnii, M. sitholeyi, M. tsukadae (224627)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Colombia M. vanwijhei (29080)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Southern Ocean M. cribellatus (169274) M. cribellatus, M. sp. (169269) M. sp. (169270 169273)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) M. kruschii (11090 11091 11092 11093 11094 11096 11097 11102 33759 33760 33762 33764 33768 33769 33770 33772 33773 33776 33778 33779 33783 33786 33787 33789 33791 33793 33796 33798 33801 33804 33806 33816 33818 33825 33828 33829 33830 33834 33837 33838 33839)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Colombia M. sp. (28861 28862 28865)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) M. sp. (169358)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) M. sp. (227632 227646 227664 227665 227668 227669 227671 227672 227673 227674 227675 227676 227696 227697 227698 227699 227700 227701 227720 227721 227780 227782 227783 227787 227788 227800 227804 227806)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3Peru (Loreto) M. vanwijhei (144474)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) M. tenuireticulatus (151632)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. tenuireticulatus (142150 142151 142152 142154 142219 142222 151587)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) M. vanwijhei (143213 143214) M. vanwijhei, M. tenuireticulatus (143211 143212)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina M. sp.1, M. vanwijhei (169468)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) M. vanwijhei (241660)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) M. tenuireticulatus (144140 151627)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) M. sp., M. complexum, M. dubius, M. oligobrochatus, M. sahnii, M. sitholeyi, M. tsukadae (224618)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) M. vanwijhei (224044)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (San Juan) M. vanwijhei (144061)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) M. vanwijhei (168996 168999)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) M. sp. (137142)