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Podocarpidites psilasaccus

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Podocarpidites psilasaccus was named by Archangelsky and Romero (1974) [Type locality: Cerro Bororó, Las Plumas, Provincia de Chubut, Argentina. Fm. Bororó, Daniano. Other specimens examinated: LPPBp.m. 1019: 10,8/14,1; id 0,4/15,6; id 25,5/22,9; pm. 1020: 9,9/16,6; 1021: 10,8/9,6; id: 10,8/3,2.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: LPPBpm. 1019: coord. 1,4/15,6. División Paleobotánica, Museo de La Plata., a seed repro (bisaccate pollen), and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Cerro Bororó, which is in a Danian terrestrial horizon in the Cerro Bororó Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Podocarpidites psilasaccus Archangelsky and Romero
1988Podocarpidites psilasaccus Archangelsky

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusPodocarpiditesCookson 1947
speciespsilasaccus

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.

Podocarpidites psilasaccus Archangelsky and Romero 1974
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Archangelsky and E. J. Romero 1974Oval to rounded body in polar view, with a proximal wall showing a fine reticulum, strongly thickened at the base of the sacs. Sacs are large, hemispherical, psilate, with some small exine dots irregularly distributed.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Podocarpidites psilasaccus (type locality: 167922)