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Dacrycarpites australiensis

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Dacrycarpites australiensis was named by Cookson and Pike (1953). It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. australensis, D. australliensis, D. dacrydioides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Dacrycarpites australiensis Cookson and Pike
1974Dacrycarpites australiensis Archangelsky and Romero p. 232
1976Dacrycarpites australiensis Lakhanpal et al.
2012Dacrycarpites australiensis Barreda et al.
2020Dacrycarpites australiensis Vallati et al. p. 5
2023Dacrycarpites australiensis Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusDacrycarpitesCookson and Pike 1953
speciesaustraliensisCookson and Pike 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.

†Dacrycarpites australiensis Cookson and Pike 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Pollen grain height30.0210.0200.0230.0210.002
Pollen grain diameter30.0350.0280.0440.0360.012

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 83.60000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Dacrycarpites australiensis (150509)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Dacrycarpites australiensis (150621)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Antarctica Dacrycarpites australiensis (168697)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Dacrycarpites australiensis (231748 231749)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Dacrycarpites australiensis (75458)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Dacrycarpites australiensis (234014)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Dacrycarpites australiensis (153424)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Dacrycarpites australiensis (240044 240045 240054)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Dacrycarpites australiensis (149973)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Dacrycarpites australiensis (151456 151457 151458 152264 167921)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Dacrycarpites australiensis (149172)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Argentina (Chubut) Dacrycarpites australiensis (152926)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Australia (New South Wales) Dacrycarpites australiensis (166738 167511 167516)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Australia (Tasmania) Dacrycarpites australiensis (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) Dacrycarpites australiensis (171385)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Dacrycarpites australiensis (136911)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Dacrycarpites australiensis (167130)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Dacrycarpites australiensis (168823 168824)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) Dacrycarpites australiensis (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Dacrycarpites australiensis (167544 169006 169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Dacrycarpites australiensis (167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (Southland) Dacrycarpites australiensis (169981)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Dacrycarpites australiensis (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene27.3 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Dacrycarpites australiensis (169381)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Dacrycarpites australiensis (169382)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) Dacrycarpites australiensis (168989 168992 168994 168995 168996 168998 168999 169002 169003 169005)