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Podocarpidites otagoensis

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Podocarpidites otagoensis was named by Couper (1953). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. elliptcus, P. langii, P. marwicki

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Podocarpidites otagoensis Couper
2022Podocarpidites otagoensis Vera et al.
2023Podocarpidites otagoensis Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusPodocarpiditesCookson 1947
speciesotagoensisCouper 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
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Eocene or 125.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Antarctica Podocarpidites otagoensis (150877 150878)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites otagoensis (149850)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene100.5 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Podocarpidites otagoensis (170885 170888 170892)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Podocarpidites otagoensis (75458)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Podocarpidites otagoensis (231725)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Chile (Biobío) Podocarpidites otagoensis (152434)