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Balmeiopsis

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

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In honour of Dr. Basil Balme

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Balmeiopsis Archangelsky

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusBalmeiopsis

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. †Balmeiopsis Archangelsky 1977
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†Balmeiopsis glenelgensis Cookson and Dettmann 1958
†Balmeiopsis limbata Archangelsky 1979
†Balmeiopsis limbatus Balme 1957
†Balmeiopsis robusta Blackhouse 1988
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Archangelsky 1977Polen oblado a esferoidal con la exina engrosada en el ecuador y una zona apertural irregular (hilum) en uno de los polos. Exina compuesta por dos capas, la interna fusionada o separada de la externa, scabrada a microgranular.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 129.40000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian - Barremian145.0 - 125.0Sudan (South Kurdufan) B. limbatus (172852 172859 172864)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Argentina (San Luis) B. limbatus (151090)
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Chile (Doceava Región) B. limbatus (150014 150017 150026)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Argentina (Neuquén) B. limbatus (149818)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Egypt (El Wadi El Gadid) B. limbatus (139493 139496 139499)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Chile (Doceava Región) B. limbatus (150023)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) B. limbatus (142264 142267)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) B. limbatus (150615)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Sudan (West Kurdufan) B. limbatus (145164 145165 145166)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Sudan (South Kurdufan) B. limbatus (145160)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) B. limbatus (149927)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Jordan (Amman) B. limbata (169679 169680 169681 169682 169683 169684 169685 169686)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica B. limbatus (153429 153432)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) B. limbatus (142243 142245 142247 142249 142250 142252 142253 142255 142257 142258 142262)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica B. limbatus (153421 153423)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) B. limbatus (149846)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) B. limbatus (149746)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) B. limbatus (149928)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica B. limbatus (153430)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica B. limbatus (153428)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) B. limbatus (142227 142229 142234 142237)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (north Western Desert) B. limbata (140416 140448)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Mendoza) B. limbatus (149812)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan B. limbata (199990)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan B. limbata (199996 199997 200012 200015 200021 200036)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (north Western Desert) B. limbata (140405 140414)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt (north Western Desert) B. limbata (140389)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt (north Western Desert) B. limbata (140379)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) B. limbatus (238220 238221 238222 238224 238232 238237)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) B. limbata (168824)