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Retitrescolpites magnus
Taxonomy
Retitrescolpites magnus was named by Jaramillo and Dilcher (2001) [n. comb.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UFP 38, 19.4 x 88.8, a microspore (pollen grain). Its type locality is Pinalerita UFP 34, Llanos foothills, COlombia, which is in an Eocene fluvial-deltaic siliciclastic in the Areniscas de el Limbo Formation of Colombia.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1967 | Retitricolpites magnus González-Guzmán p. 34 figs. Plate V Figs. 2-2c |
| 2001 | Retitrescolpites magnus Jaramillo and Dilcher p. 154 figs. Plate 17, Figs. 15-16 |
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†Retitrescolpites magnus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolpites magnus González-Guzmán 1967 [replaced]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. E. González-Guzmán 1967 (Retitricolpites magnus) | Pollen grain tricolpate, prolate; furrow C α 1, C β 2, C γ 1; sculpture type reticulate with 'heterobrochate' reticulation; muri simplibaculate. Diameter of lumina 3-6 μ. Wall semitectate. Thickness of exine about 4.5 μ; ectexine thicker than endexine. Equatorial constriction. Polar area rather small. | |
| C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher 2001 | Retitricolpate, mid-sized (38-55 µm), colpi simple, long, lumina 3-4 µm wide, uniform, dense, muri thin, simplicolumellate. |