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Stereisporites

Bryopsida

Taxonomy
Stereisporites was named by Pflug (1953). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Stereisporites steroides.

It was assigned to Bryopsida by Pflug (1953); and to Sphagnaceae by Jarzen (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Stereisporites Pflug
1982Stereisporites Jarzen p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
RankNameAuthor
classBryopsida
genusStereisporitesPflug 1953

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.

G. †Stereisporites Pflug 1953
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†Stereisporites assamensis Sah and Dutta 1968
†Stereisporites grandis Dutta and Sah 1970
†Stereisporites pocockii Burger 1980
†Stereisporites regium Drugg 1967
†Stereisporites viriosus Dettmann and Playford 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 250.50000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian - Smithian250.5 - 247.2Madagascar S. spp. (31351)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Antarctica S. spp. (31342)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Madhya Pradesh) S. sp. (224685)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) S. sp. (224625)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Madhya Pradesh) S. sp. (224642)
Berriasian - Barremian145.0 - 125.0Russian Federation (Sakha) S. compactus, S. congregatus, S. sp. (32313)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Canada (Alberta) S. antiquasporites (194481)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. antiquasporites (149849)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Maranhão) S. psilatus (150515)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica S. antiquasporites (153429 153431 153432)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) S. antiquasporites (164488 164489 164490 164522 164523 164524 164525 164526 164527 164528 164529 164530)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica S. antiquasporites (153421)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Bahamas (Off-shore) S. antiquasporites (142271 142272 142273 142274)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5Bahamas (cat Island) S. antiquasporites (140569)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Australia (South Australia) S. antiquasporites (163896 163897 163898 163899 163900 163901 163902)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica S. antiquasporites (153430)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica S. antiquasporites (153426 153428)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) S. antiquaspora (163482) S. antiquasporites (163481 163483 163484 163505 163506 163511 163512 163513 163514 163515) S. sp., S. antiquasporites (163507 163508 163509)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (South Australia) S. antiquasporites (163584)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) S. antiquasporites (170882 170892 170906)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Australia (Northern Territory) S. antiquasporites (163819) S. spp. (163516)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica S. antiquasporites (150509)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica S. antiquasporites, S. viriosus (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica S. antiquasporites, S. pococki (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) S. antiquasporites (22655 36264 55352)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) S. maastrichtiensis, S. antiquasporites (168549)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) S. antiquasporites, S. regium (167578 167581 167582 167585 167586 167587) S. regium (167584)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica S. antiquasporites, S. regium (167588)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) S. antiquasporites (149815) S. sp. A, S. antiquasporites (168393) S. sp., S. antiquasporites (151446 151452)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. antiquasporites (149974)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica S. antiquaporites (153424)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) S. sp. (84455)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alaska) S. regium (51889)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) S. sp. (163322) S. stereoides (67818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) S. antiquasporites, S. stereoides (32522)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Canada (Manitoba) S. ancoris, S. antiquasporites (232089 232095) S. ancoris, S. antiquus, S. antiquasporites (232088) S. ancoris, S. antiquus, S. electus, S. antiquasporites (232093 232094) S. antiquus, S. antiquasporites (232096 232097)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) S. antiquasporites (152264 172890) S. sp. (151453 151454 151456) S. sp. 2 (151459) S. sp. 2, S. antiquasporites (151455 151460 151463) S. sp. 2, S. antiquasporites, S. regium (151458) S. sp., S. sp. 2, S. antiquasporites (151457)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) S. assamensis (224682) S. grandis (224683)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) S. sp. (167491 167505 167510 167511 167516)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) S. australis, S. maastrichtiensis (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica S. sp. (169265 169266 169267 169268 169269 169270 169272 169273 169274 169275)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (Victoria) S. antiquasporites (167109)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) S. australis, S. stellus, S. sp. A of Mckellar, S. antiquasporites (168823 168824)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) S. sp. (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) S. australis (167544) S. sp. (169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) S. sp. (166703)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) S. spp. (224044)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) S. antiquasporites (137142)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) S. australis (166707)