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Tetracolporites

Magnoliopsida

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

It was assigned to Magnoliopsida by Couper (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Tetracolporites Couper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusTetracolporitesCouper 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. †Tetracolporites Couper 1953
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†Tetracolporites brevicolpus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Tetracolporites longicolpus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Tetracolporites onagraceoides Sah and Dutta 1968
†Tetracolporites pachyexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Tetracolporites paucus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Tetracolporites psilatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Tetracolporites spectabilis Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 66.00000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica T. verrucosus (168697)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) T. brevicolpus (224682)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) T. spp. (167491 167505)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica T. oamaruensis (169269 169272 169273 169274)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia T. pachyexinatus (28863 29074) T. psilatus (28861 29073 29076 29077 29078 29079 29146)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) T. verrucosus (168823)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03India (Assam) T. longicolpus, T. paucus (225323)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) T. spectabilis (169981)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand T. spectabilis (169168)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Kerala) T. sp. (224891)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina (San Juan) T. spectabilis (144061)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) T. palynius (168992 169000)