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Peromonolites

Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae

Taxonomy
Peromonolites was named by Couper (1953). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Pteridopsida by Couper (1953); and to Blechnaceae by Barreda et al. (2012), Perez Loinaze et al. (2023), Perez Loinaze et al. (2025).

Species
P. allenensis, P. reticulatus, P. vellosus
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. bowenii, P. densus, P. globosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Peromonolites Couper
2012Peromonolites Barreda et al.
2023Peromonolites Perez Loinaze et al.
2025Peromonolites Perez Loinaze et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyBlechnaceaeCopeland
genusPeromonolitesCouper 1953

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. †Peromonolites Couper 1953
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†Peromonolites allenensis Brenner 1963
†Peromonolites reticulatus Brenner 1963
†Peromonolites vellosus Partridge 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Spore height10.026

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 205.70000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Netherlands P. sp. (137658)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Argentina (Neuquén) P. sp. (151448)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charente-Maritime) P. allenensis (176637)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) P. vellosus (195707)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) P. densus (170885 170888 170906)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) P. allenensis (233527 233540 233756)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) P. allenensis (233767 233770 233772)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. bowenii (167585 167586)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica P. bowenii (167588)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. vellosus (231742 231746 240579 240583)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) P. sp. 1, P. vellosus (151446) P. sp. 2, P. sp. 1, P. vellosus (151452)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. vellosus (168708 240046 240054 240056 240058 240527)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica P. sp. (166185)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) P. vellosus (150882 239890 239891)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) P. sp. 2 (151456) P. sp. 2, P. sp. 1 (151463) P. vellosus (138378 151457 151458 239892)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. vellosus (149973 240053 240084 240085 240086 240087 240088 240526 240545 240549)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. sp. (167469)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (167491 167504 167506 167508 167510 167511)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) P. sp. (171385)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. sp. (167895 167900)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) P. vellosus (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) P. sp., P. vellosus (167544)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) P. vellosus (166703)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) P. vellosus (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina P. vellosus (169468)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) P. vellosus (241660)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6Falkland Islands (Malvinas) P. vellosus (169355)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) P. sp. (172833 172837 172855 172867 172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)