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Siltaria

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Siltaria was named by Traverse (1955). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Magnoliopsida by Traverse (1955).

Species
S. abouziarovae, S. mariposa (syn. Retitricolporites mariposus), S. media (syn. Retitricolporites medius)
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. medius, S. pacata, S. scabriextitna
Entered
by C. Jaramillo on 2015-10-13; modified by M. Uhen on 2019-12-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Siltaria Traverse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusSiltariaTraverse 1955

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. †Siltaria Traverse 1955
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†Siltaria abouziarovae Frederiksen 1988
†Siltaria mariposa Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites mariposus Leidelmeyer 1966 [replaced]
†Siltaria media Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites medius González-Guzmán 1967 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Bartonian or 59.24000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Colombia S. sp. (28439 28440 28567)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Colombia S. mariposa (28772) S. media (28773 28774) S. sp. (29080) S. sp., S. mariposa (29143)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Colombia (Norte de Santander) Retitricolporites medius (136756 136759)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) S. pacata, S. scabriextitna (231931 231934) S. scabriextitna (231932 231933)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) S. abouziarovae group (236536)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) S. abouziarovae group (236322 236359 236388 236389 236392 236393 236394 236395 236396 236400)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Georgia) S. abouziarovae group (236525 236528)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Virginia) S. pacata group (231682 231698)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Colombia (Norte de Santander) Retitricolporites medius (136828 136918)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Colombia S. medius (28862) S. sp. (28863 28864 28865 29073 29074 29075 29076 29077 29154 29157) S. sp., S. media (29079)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Florida) S. abouziarovae (49882)