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Matonisporites ornamentalis

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Matonisporites ornamentalis was named by Partridge (1973). It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Matonisporites ornamentalis Partridge
2004Matonisporites ornamentalis Zamaloa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
RankNameAuthor
genusMatonisporitesCouper 1958
speciesornamentalisPartridge 1973

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.

Matonisporites ornamentalis Partridge 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Spore diameter10.035

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 59.24000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) Matonisporites ornamentalis (167511)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Matonisporites ornamentalis (143493)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Matonisporites ornamentalis (136911)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.71 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Matonisporites ornamentalis (143492)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) Matonisporites ornamentalis (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Matonisporites ornamentalis (167544)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Matonisporites ornamentalis (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Matonisporites ornamentalis (166703 167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina Matonisporites ornamentalis (169468)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Matonisporites ornamentalis (166708)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) Matonisporites ornamentalis (168995 168997)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Matonisporites ornamentalis (169355 169356)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Matonisporites ornamentalis (166707)