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Polypodiisporites radiatus

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales

Taxonomy
Polypodiisporites radiatus was named by Pocknall and Mildenhall (1984). Its type specimen is Spore, a non-seed repro (monolete spore), and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. specious

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Polypodiisporites radiatus Pocknall and Mildenhall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderPolypodiales
genusPolypodiisporitesPotonié 1931
speciesradiatusPocknall and Mildenhall 1984

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.

†Polypodiisporites radiatus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Spore height10.031

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Miocene or 28.40000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Polypodiisporites radiatus (143493)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.2 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Polypodiisporites radiatus (143492)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Polypodiisporites radiatus (151587)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Polypodiisporites radiatus (143211 143212 143213 143214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene28.4 - 5.333Argentina Polypodiisporites radiatus (169468)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand Polypodiisporites radiatus (50035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Polypodiisporites radiatus (151627)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) Polypodiisporites radiatus (169355 169356)