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

Herkosporites

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae

Taxonomy
Herkosporites was named by Stover and Partridge (1973) [L.E. Stover in L.E. Stover & A.D. Partridge, 1973.]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Selaginellaceae by Stover and Partridge (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Herkosporites Stover and Partridge

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

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
familySelaginellaceaeWillkomm 1854
genusHerkosporitesStover and Partridge 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.

G. †Herkosporites Stover and Partridge 1973
show all | hide all
†Herkosporites elliottii Stover 1973
†Herkosporites proxistriatus Norvick and Burger 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 100.50000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica H. elliottii (153426 153428)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) H. proxistriatus (163481 163482 163483 163484 163505 163507 163508 163509 163510 163511 163512 163513 163514 163515)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Australia (Northern Territory) H. proxistriatus (163516 163819)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Antarctica H. elliottii (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Antarctica H. elliottii (169329 169330 169331 169332 169334 169335 169337 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica H. elliottii (169354)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica H. elliottii (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica H. elliottii (153427)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) H. elliottii (151457 151458)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) H. elliotii (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) H. elliottii (169006 169007 169237)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) H. elliottii (168999 169005)