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Perotrilites papillatus

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae

Taxonomy
Kraeuselisporites papillatus was named by Harris (1965). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Perotrilites papillatus by Raine (2008), De Benedetti et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Kraeuselisporites papillatus Harris p. 83 figs. 15-16
2008Perotrilites papillatus Raine
2024Perotrilites papillatus De Benedetti et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
RankNameAuthor
familySelaginellaceaeWillkomm 1854
genusPerotrilitesCouper 1953
speciespapillatus(Harris 1965)

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.

Perotrilites papillatus Harris 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Perotrilites papillatus (195707)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Perotrilites papillatus (199410 239891)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Perotrilites papillatus (239892)