PBDB Taxon

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Herkosporites

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae

Taxonomy

Herkosporites was named by Stover and Partridge (1973) [L.E. Stover in L.E. Stover & A.D. Partridge, 1973.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Selaginellaceae by Stover and Partridge (1973).

Species

H. elliottii, H. proxistriatus

Year	Name and author
1973	Herkosporites Stover and Partridge

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Australia (Northern Territory)	H. proxistriatus (163481 163482 163483 163484 163505 163507 163508 163509 163510 163511 163512 163513 163514 163515)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Antarctica	H. elliottii (153426 153428)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Australia (Northern Territory)	H. proxistriatus (163516 163819)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	Antarctica	H. elliottii (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Antarctica	H. elliottii (169329 169330 169331 169332 169334 169335 169337 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Santonian - Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Antarctica	H. elliottii (169354)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Antarctica	H. elliottii (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Antarctica	H. elliottii (153427)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Argentina (Chubut)	H. elliottii (151457 151458)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	Australia (Tasmania)	H. elliotii (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene	33.9 - 15.98	Australia (Victoria)	H. elliottii (169006 169007 169237)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Australia (New south wales)	H. elliottii (168999 169005)