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Tetracolporopollenites megadolium

Taxonomy
Tetracolporopollenites megadolium was named by Frederiksen (1980) [Botanical affinity: Sapotaceae (Frederiksen, 1980). Type Pouteria fragans (Cuadrado, 1998 b)]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Tetracolporopollenites megadolium Frederiksen

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RankNameAuthor
genusTetracolporopollenitesPflug and Thomson 1953
RankNameAuthor
speciesmegadoliumFrederiksen 1980

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) Tetracolporopollenites megadolium (231931 231932 231933 231934)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Tetracolporopollenites megadolium (137142)