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Gorgonisphaeridium
Taxonomy
Gorgonisphaeridium was named by Staplin et al. (1965). It is not extant. Its type is Gorgonisphaeridium winslowii.
It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970).
It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970).
Species
G. winslowii (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1965 | Gorgonisphaeridium Staplin et al. |
| 1970 | Gorgonisphaeridium Andrews |
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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. †Gorgonisphaeridium Staplin et al. 1965
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†Gorgonisphaeridium winslowii Staplin et al. 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Oligocene or 457.30000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Blackriveran | USA (Oklahoma) | G. antiquum (23989) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Oligocene | Chile (Doceava Región) | G. sp. (151436) |