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Minerisporites aequatus

Lycopodiopsida - Isoetales

Discussion

Equatorial diameter, 250 (370) 520 mm; length of trilete branches, 223 (270) 298 mm; height of auriculae, 34 (40) 51 mm; width of zona, 21 (25) 29 mm.

Taxonomy
Minerisporites aequatus was named by Villar de Seoane and Archangelsky (2008). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bajo de La ComisiĆ³n, which is in an Albian delta plain sandstone/shale in the Kachaike Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Minerisporites aequatus Villar de Seoane and Archangelsky p. 366 figs. Fig. 7D-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderIsoetales
genusMinerisporitesPotonie 1956
speciesaequatus

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Minerisporites aequatus Villar de Seoane and Archangelsky 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Villar de Seoane and S. Archangelsky 2008Spores circular to subcircular in equatorial outline, up to 520 mm in diameter. Laesura with long branches ending in small auriculae. Narrow zona and smooth exine.