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Proteacidites obscurus
Taxonomy
Proteacidites obscurus was named by Cookson (1950) [Botanical affinity: Proteaceae]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. adenanthoides, P. annularis, P. asperatus, P. callosus, P. crassus, P. differentipolus, P. fromensis, P. incurvatus, P. kopiensis, P. minimus, P. nitidus, P. ornatus, P. rectilatus, P. reflexus, P. reticuloscabratus, P. rugulatus, P. scitus, P. simplex, P. sinulatus, P. spiniferus, P. stratosus, P. terrazus, P. thalmanni, P. tuberculatus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1950 | Proteacidites obscurus Cookson |
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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.
†Proteacidites obscurus Cookson 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Triporate pollen diameter | 1 | 0.028 |
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene - Oligocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Proteacidites obscurus (143493) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Proteacidites obscurus (143492) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Proteacidites obscurus (169006 169007 169237) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Proteacidites obscurus (166703 167314) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Proteacidites obscurus (143211 143212) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene | Argentina | Proteacidites obscurus (169468) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Proteacidites obscurus (166707) |