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Microthyriaceae

Dothideomycetes - Microthyriales - Microthyriaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Microthyriaceae Andrews
2022Microthyriaceae Wijayawardene et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomDikaryaHibbett et al. 2007
phylumAscomycotaWhittaker 1959
subphylumPezizomycotinaEriksson and Winka 1997
RankNameAuthor
classDothideomycetesEriksson and Winka 1997
orderMicrothyrialesArnaud 1925
familyMicrothyriaceae
familyMicrothyriaceae

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.

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G. †Asterothyrites Cookson 1947
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†Asterothyrites sinuatus Cookson 1947
G. †Brefeldiellites Dilcher 1965
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G. †Callimothallus Dilcher 1965
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†Callimothallus pertusus Dilcher 1965
†Callimothallus quilonensis Jain and Gupta 1970
G. †Euthythyrites Cookson 1947
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†Euthythyrites oleinites Cookson 1947
G. †Microthallites Dilcher 1965
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†Microthallites latosus Dilcher 1965
G. †Microthyriacites Cookson 1947
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G. Microthyrium Desmazières
G. †Notothyrites Cookson 1947
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†Notothyrites padappakarensis Jain and Gupta 1970
†Notothyrites setiferus Cookson 1947
G. †Paramicrothallites Jain and Gupta 1970
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†Paramicrothallites menonii Jain and Gupta 1970
G. †Parmathyrites Jain and Gupta 1970
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†Parmathyrites indicus Jain and Gupta 1970
G. †Pelicothallos Dilcher 1965
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†Pelicothallos villosus Dilcher 1965
G. †Phragmothyrites Edwards 1922
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†Phragmothyrites eocaenica Edwards 1922
G. †Trichothyrites Rosendahl 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Neocomian to the top of the Holocene or 143.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Australia (Victoria) Microthyriacites sp. (33923)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (200021)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India Microthyriaceae indet. (224605)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (199976)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (199954 199956 199958 199961 199964 199965)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (199948 199949)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Microthyriaceae indet. (239874 239875)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Notothyrites sp., Phragmothyrites eocaenica (26370)
Paleocene - Oligocene66.0 - 23.04Canada (Nunavut) Phragmothyrites eocaenicus (102066)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0India (Rajasthan) Microthyriacites cooksonii, Microthyriacites sahnii (224712)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) Microthallites sp. (171385)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Phragmothyrites eocaenicus (224627)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Microthallites sp. (136911)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Microthyriaceae indet. (224618)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Costa Rica Microthyrium sp. (31168)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Kerala) Microthyriacites cooksonii, Microthyriacites edwardsii (224891)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Microthyrium microscopicum (28442 28443)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Microthyriacites spp. (144662)