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Complexiopollis exigua

Angiospermae

Taxonomy
Complexiopollis exigua was named by Christopher (1979). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Plate 8, figs. 1, 2 (slide 1, coordinates 24.4 x 95.4), a microspore, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R1011B, which is in a Turonian/Coniacian pond siliciclastic in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. christae, C. funiculus, C. praeatumescens, C. vulgaris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Complexiopollis exigua Christopher pp. 109-110 figs. Plate 3, figures 1, 2; Plate 8, figures 1-9; Text-Figure 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
genusComplexiopollisKrutzsch 1959
speciesexigua

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.

†Complexiopollis exigua Christopher 1979
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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: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7USA (New Jersey) Complexiopollis exigua (234248 234249 234250 234251 type locality: 234252 234253)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (New Jersey) Complexiopollis exigua (234245 234246 234247)