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Tetracolporites spectabilis

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Tetracolporites spectabilis was named by Pocknall and Mildenhall (1984) [Botanical affinity: Meliaceae]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Tetracolporites spectabilis Pocknall and Mildenhall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
genusTetracolporitesCouper 1953
speciesspectabilisPocknall and Mildenhall 1984

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.

Tetracolporites spectabilis Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (Southland) Tetracolporites spectabilis (169981)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand Tetracolporites spectabilis (169168)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Argentina (San Juan) Tetracolporites spectabilis (144061)