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Herkosporites elliottii

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae

Taxonomy
Herkosporites elliottii was named by Stover (1973). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Herkosporites elliottii Stover

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
RankNameAuthor
familySelaginellaceaeWillkomm 1854
genusHerkosporitesStover and Partridge 1973
specieselliottiiStover 1973

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.

Herkosporites elliottii Stover 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 100.50000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Herkosporites elliottii (153426 153428)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica Herkosporites elliottii (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Antarctica Herkosporites elliottii (169329 169330 169331 169332 169334 169335 169337 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Herkosporites elliottii (169354)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Herkosporites elliottii (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Herkosporites elliottii (153427)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Herkosporites elliottii (151457 151458)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Herkosporites elliottii (169006 169007 169237)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) Herkosporites elliottii (168999 169005)