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Microcachryidites antarcticus

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Microcachryidites antarcticus was named by Couper (1953) [Botanical affinity: Podocarpaceae (Microcachrys tetragona) (Cookson) ex Couper, 1953]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Microcachryidites antarcticus Cookson
1953Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper
1968Microcachryidites antarcticus Venkatachala
1976Microcachryidites antarcticus Lakhanpal et al.
2016Microcachryidites antarcticus Vallati et al. p. 498
2020Microcachryidites antarcticus Casal et al. p. 173
2020Microcachryidites antarcticus Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Microcachryidites antarcticus Vera et al.
2023Microcachryidites antarcticus Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusMicrocachryiditesCookson 1947
speciesantarcticusCouper 1953

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Pollen grain height30.0160.0130.0210.0170.006
Pollen grain diameter30.028--0.028-

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Oligocene or 163.50000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (154 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) Microcachryidites antarcticus (224785 225331 227057 227058)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous163.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Microcachryidites antarcticus (224625)
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Chile (Doceava Región) Microcachryidites antarcticus (150014 150025)
Barremian - Santonian129.4 - 83.6Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153420)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Microcachryidites antarcticus (150615)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0India (Gujarat) Microcachryidites antarcticus (32378)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Microcachryidites antarcticus (164488 164489 164490 164522 164523 164524 164525 164526 164528 164529 164530)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153429 153431 153432)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153421 153422)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153430)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Australia (South Australia) Microcachryidites antarcticus (163896 163897 163898 163899 163900 163901 163902)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (South Australia) Microcachryidites antarcticus (163584)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153426 153428)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Microcachryidites antarcticus (163481 163482 163483 163484 163505 163506 163507 163508 163509 163510 163511 163512 163513 163514 163515)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India Microcachryidites antarcticus (224605)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Microcachryidites antarcticus (195707)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Microcachryidites antarcticus (170882 170885 170892 170895 170905)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Mendoza) Microcachryidites antarcticus (149812)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Australia (Northern Territory) Microcachryidites antarcticus (163516 163819)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (169329 169330 169331 169332 169334 169335 169337 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Coniacian - Maastrichtian89.8 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Microcachryidites antarcticus (233992)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Argentina (Mendoza) Microcachryidites antarcticus (149816)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (150509 169354)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Microcachryidites antarcticus (168549)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (168697)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Microcachryidites antarcticus (31653 149815 150882 151446 151452 199410)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (153424)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Microcachryidites antarcticus (149974)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.1 - 56.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Microcachryidites antarcticus (167420)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Microcachryidites antarcticus (206968 231725)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Microcachryidites antarcticus (234014)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Microcachryidites antarcticus (136508 151453 151455 151456 151457 151458 151459 151460 151461 151462 151463 152264 167921 167922)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Microcachryidites antarcticus (168421 168422 168425 168433 168434 168545)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica (Seymour Island) Microcachryidites antarcticus (168705)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Chubut) Microcachryidites antarcticus (136554)
Paleocene - Oligocene66.0 - 23.03Antarctica Microcachryidites antarcticus (167422)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Australia (New South Wales) Microcachryidites antarcticus (166738 167491 167504 167506 167507 167511 167514 167515 167516)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) Microcachryidites antarcticus (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2Argentina (Santa Cruz) Microcachryidites antarcticus (167885)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.6 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Microcachryidites antarcticus (136911)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Microcachryidites antarcticus (168823 168824)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Microcachryidites antarcticus (167130)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Microcachryidites antarcticus (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Microcachryidites antarcticus (167544 169006 169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) Microcachryidites antarcticus (169981)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Microcachryidites antarcticus (143211 143212)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Microcachryidites antarcticus (166703 167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Miocene28.4 - 5.333Argentina Microcachryidites antarcticus (169468)