Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Matonisporites

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Matonisporites was named by Couper (1958). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Pteridopsida by Archangelsky (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Matonisporites Couper
1973Matonisporites Archangelsky

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
genusMatonisporitesCouper 1958

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. †Matonisporites Couper 1958
show all | hide all
†Matonisporites cooksonae Dettmann 1963
†Matonisporites cooksoniae Dettmann 1963
†Matonisporites cooksonii Dettman 1963
†Matonisporites crassiangulatus Levet-Carette 1964
†Matonisporites excavatus Brenner 1963
†Matonisporites kutchensis Venkatachala 1968
†Matonisporites ornamentalis Partridge 1973
†Matonisporites silvai Lima 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Spore diameter10.035

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 264.28000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (119 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Oklahoma) M. sp. (24882)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Serbia and Montenegro (Montenegro) M. phlebopteroides (24568)
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Cenomanian174.7 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) M. sp. (139303)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France M. equiexinus, M. phlebopteroides (31317)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) M. kutchensis (224785 225331 227057)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Egypt (Sinai) M. equiexinus, M. phlebopteroides (140636)
Neocomian - Barremian145.0 - 125.0Sudan (South Kurdufan) M. sp. (172853)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Egypt (Western Desert) M. sp. (139324)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Israel (Negev) M. sp. A (140290 140291)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Sudan (West Kurdufan) M. sp. (145177 145178 145179)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. sp. (223031)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Peru (Loreto) M. equiexinus (144299)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Sudan (West Kurdufan) M. sp. (145162 145165)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Sergipe) M. silvai (169824 169825 169826 169828 169834 169837 169838 169843 169846 169848)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Maranhão) M. sp. (150515)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) M. sp., M. kutchensis (32378)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Jordan (Amman) M. crassiangulata (169679 169680 169681 169682 169683 169684 169685 169686 169687 169688)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Sergipe) M. silvai (169691 169696 169698 169705 169732 169735 169774 169778 169786 169787 169788 169791 169793 169796 169798 169807 169809 169814)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Israel (Negev) M. sp. A (140351 140352)
Albian - Aptian113.0 - 113.0Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) M. sp. (137356)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) M. cooksoni (164488 164489 164490 164525 164526 164527 164529 164530)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica M. cooksoniae (153429)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Bahamas (Off-shore) M. equiexinous, M. impensus (142272) M. equiexinous, M. impensus, M. excavatus (142273) M. equiexinous, M. impensus, M. sp. A, M. excavatus (142274) M. impensus (142271)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Egypt (Western Desert) M. sp. (144954)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5Bahamas (cat Island) M. equiexinous, M. impensus, M. sp. A, M. excavatus (140569)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. sp. (149846)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt (Western Desert) M. dorogensis (144966)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. sp. (149928)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica M. cooksoniae (153430)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Morocco (Tarfaya) M. crassiangulatus (144143)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) M. phlebopteroides (144955)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt (Western Desert) M. phlebopteroides (144958)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) M. sp. (139332)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Senegal (Dakar) M. sp. (137360)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan) M. sp. (137355)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) M. globosus (34130 34141)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) M. sp. (168549)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Nigeria (Gombe) M. spp. (163728)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. sp. (149974)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) M. sp. (224902)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) M. crassiangulatus, M. equiexinus (152264) M. sp. (151454 151456 151457 151460 167922)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) M. ornamentalis (167511)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. ornamentalis (143493)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) M. ornamentalis (136911)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.2 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. ornamentalis (143492)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) M. ornamentalis (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) M. ornamentalis (167544)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) M. ornamentalis (166703 167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) M. ornamentalis (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene28.4 - 5.333Argentina M. ornamentalis (169468)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) M. ornamentalis (166708)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) M. sp. (224044)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) M. ornamentalis (168995 168997)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) M. ornamentalis (169355 169356)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) M. ornamentalis (166707)