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Crusafontites megagemmatus
Taxonomy
Crusafontites megagemmatus was named by Jaramillo and Dilcher (2001) [Type locality: Piñalerita Creek near Sabanalarga. PaleoDB number 29073.
Paratype: UFP 43, 5.2 x 111.4.
]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UFP 43, 18.8 x 87.1, a microspore (Pollen grain). Its type locality is Pinalerita UFP 43/90/91, Llanos Foothills, Colombia, which is in an Eocene fluvial-deltaic claystone in the San Fernando Formation of Colombia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Crusafontites megagemmatus Jaramillo and Dilcher p. 121 figs. plate 11, figs. 10-12 |
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†Crusafontites megagemmatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher 2001 | Zonasulcate, gemate, mid-sized (42 µm), intectate wall 0.5 µm thick increasing to 2 µm beneath gemmae, gemmae in two size-classes, 4-5 µm long, and 1-1.5 long.
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Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | Colombia | Crusafontites megagemmatus (type locality: 29073) |