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Arecipites botrus
Discussion
Fromthe Latin botrus whichmeans cluster, as this species is typically found in clumps.
Taxonomy
Arecipites botrus was named by De Benedetti et al. (2023). Its type specimen is MPEF-PA 470, a microspore, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Bosta (La Colonia paleobotany), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2023 | Arecipites botrus De Benedetti et al. p. 3 |
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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.
†Arecipites botrus De Benedetti et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. De Benedetti et al. 2023 | Pollen grain monosulcate, amb elliptical, sulcus long, reaching to margin. Exine ∼0.5 μm thick, psilate to finely perforate. |
Measurements
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Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Arecipites botrus (195707) | |
| Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | Arecipites botrus (31653 type locality: 199410) |