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Periporopollenites vesicus

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Periporopollenites vesicus was named by Partridge (1973) [Botanical affinities: Amaranthaceae: Type Amaranthus, subtype Chamissoa acuminata (Cuadrado, 1998)]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Periporopollenites vesicus Partridge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
genusPeriporopollenitesPflug and Thomson 1953
speciesvesicusPartridge 1973

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.

Periporopollenites vesicus Partridge 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 55.80000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica Periporopollenites vesicus (169269)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Periporopollenites vesicus (168824)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Periporopollenites vesicus (166832)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Periporopollenites vesicus (166703)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Periporopollenites vesicus (137142)