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Momipites ventifluminis

Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae

Taxonomy
Momipites ventifluminis was named by Nichols and Ott (1978) [Location of holotype specimen on slide is indicated following the method described by Traverse, 1958, Locating plant microfossils on mixed slides: Micropaleontology, v. 4, n. 2, p. 207-208, fig. 1 Repository for slides: Palynological slide collection of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Central Region, Denver, Colorado.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Slide W-74-1 (10.5R, 4.9D); Plate 1, Figure 9, a microspore, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is W-74, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Momipites ventifluminis Nichols and Ott p. 102 figs. Plate 1, figures 9-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFagales
familyJuglandaceae
genusMomipitesWodehouse 1933
speciesventifluminis

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.

†Momipites ventifluminis Nichols and Ott 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Eocene or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Momipites ventifluminis (type locality: 224670 236778 236779 236781 236783 236786 236787 236789 236794 236795 236797 236798 236799 236800 236801 236802 236803 236806 236808 236809 236810 236812 236814 236824 236825 236826 236827 236830 236831 236832 236833 236834 236835 236836 236838 236840 236841 236843 236844 236845 236847 236848 236849 236850 236851 236852)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Momipites ventifluminis (236721 236726 236727 236728 236729 236816 236817 236818 236820 236821 236822)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Momipites ventifluminis (236614 236615 236617 236619 236620 236621 236622 236623 236777)