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Echinatisporis brevispinosus

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Echinatisporis brevispinosus was named by Jaramillo and Dilcher (2001) [Paratypes: UFP 34, 6.3 x 98.5; UFP 57, 21.2 x 90. Type locality: Piñalerita Creek near Sabanalarga. PaleoDB number 29079. Dimension in equatorial view.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UFP 49, 9.4 x 84.5, a microspore.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. cycloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Echinatisporis brevispinosus Jaramillo and Dilcher p. 99 figs. plate 2, figs. 5-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
RankNameAuthor
genusEchinatisporisKrutzsch 1959
speciesbrevispinosus

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.

†Echinatisporis brevispinosus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher 2001Echitrilete, mid-sized (24-36 µm), intexine 1 µm thick, spines 3-5 µm long, ends pointed, homogeneous, distributed densenly.
Measurements
partNmeans.d.
microspore diameter120.0290.004

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Colombia Echinatisporis brevispinosus (29080 29143 29153)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Colombia Echinatisporis brevispinosus (28775 29074 29075 29078 29079 29150)