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Peromonolites vellosus

Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bowenii, P. densus, P. globosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Peromonolites vellosus Partridge
1992Peromonolites vellosus Baldoni p. 122
2012Peromonolites vellosus Barreda et al.
2017Peromonolites vellosus Povilauskas p. 319
2023Peromonolites vellosus Perez Loinaze et al.
2024Peromonolites vellosus De Benedetti et al. p. 5 figs. Plate VI, 27
2025Peromonolites vellosus Perez Loinaze et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyBlechnaceaeCopeland
genusPeromonolitesCouper 1953
speciesvellosusPartridge 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.

†Peromonolites vellosus Partridge 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Spore height10.026

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Miocene or 72.20000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Peromonolites vellosus (195707)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Peromonolites vellosus (231742 231746 240579 240583)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Peromonolites vellosus (151446 151452)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Peromonolites vellosus (150882 239890 239891)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Peromonolites vellosus (168708 240046 240054 240056 240058 240527)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Peromonolites vellosus (149973 240053 240084 240085 240086 240087 240088 240526 240545 240549)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Peromonolites vellosus (138378 151457 151458 239892)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) Peromonolites vellosus (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Peromonolites vellosus (167544)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Peromonolites vellosus (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Peromonolites vellosus (166703)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene27.3 - 5.333Argentina Peromonolites vellosus (169468)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Peromonolites vellosus (241660)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Peromonolites vellosus (169355)