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Nothofagidites saraensis
Taxonomy
Nothofagidites saraensis was named by Menendez and Caccavari (1975) [Botanical affinity: Fagaceae. Type Nothofagus fusca (Romero y Zamaloa, 1997)]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is BAPB. Prep. pal. N° 510, a seed repro (Pollen grain), and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Nothofagidites saraensis Menendez and Caccavari |
| 2023 | Nothofagidites saraensis Perez Loinaze et al. |
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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.
†Nothofagidites saraensis Menendez and Caccavari 1975
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. A. Menendez and M. A. Caccavari 1975 | Granos isopolares , estefanocolpados, peroblados, de 21.85 (28.64) 34.5 µ de diámetro, amb circular a subcircular. Colpos en número de 5 (6) 7, con una profundidad de 2 (2.12) 3 µ y un engrosamiento de 1.15 (1.5) 2 µ. La exina con un espesor de 0.5 (0.6) 0.8 µ entre los colpos, se presenta cubierta de espinas débiles y pequeñas con una densidad de 48.6 (54.3) 60 en 100 µ² |
Measurements
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| Pollen grain diameter | 1 | 0.028 |
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| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 72.10000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Nothofagidites saraensis (168708 168710) | |
| Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | Nothofagidites saraensis (31653 151446 199410) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | Nothofagidites saraensis (151457 151460 151463 172890) | |
| Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Nothofagidites saraensis (167469) | |
| Eocene - Oligocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Nothofagidites saraensis (143493) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Nothofagidites saraensis (143492) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Nothofagidites saraensis (151587) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Nothofagidites saraensis (143211 143212 143213 143214) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene | Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) | Nothofagidites saraensis (169381) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene | Argentina | Nothofagidites saraensis (169468) | |
| Middle Miocene | Argentina (San Juan) | Nothofagidites saraensis (144061) | |
| Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) | Nothofagidites saraensis (169355 169356) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Argentina (Catamarca) | Nothofagidites saraensis (137142) |