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Podosporites

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Podosporites was named by Rao (1943). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Rao (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Podosporites Rao

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusPodosporitesRao 1943

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. †Podosporites Rao 1943
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Podosporites castellanosii Filatoff 1975
Podosporites microsaccatus Dettmann 1963
Podosporites parvus Mildenhall 1978
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Invalid names: Microcachryidites parvus Couper 1960 [synonym]
Podosporites raoi Singh et al. 1964
Podosporites variabilis Sukh-Dev 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 242.00000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Israel P. amicus (31431 31432 31438 31483 31484 31485 31486 31525 31526)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Israel P. amicus (31482)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Rajasthan) P. tripakshi (30133)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Gujarat) P. sp., P. tripakshii (227058)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Andhra Pradesh) P. sp., P. raoi (224604)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Gujarat) P. microsaccatus (224625)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Madhya Pradesh) P. variabilis (224642)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Gujarat) P. micropteris, P. raoi (224620)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Argentina (San Luis) P. sp. 1 (151090)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) P. microsaccatus (164488 164489 164490 164522 164525 164526 164528 164529 164530)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Australia (South Australia) P. microsaccatus (163896 163897 163899 163900 163902)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (South Australia) P. microsaccatus (163584)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica P. microsaccatus (150509)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica P. microsaccatus (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica P. spp. (168697)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. spp. (168705)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. microsaccatus (149172)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) P. erugatus, P. microsaccatus (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Antarctica P. sp. (169269 169270 169272)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) P. erugatus (168823 168824)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) P. parvisaccites, P. microsaccatus (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) P. microsaccatus (169006 169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) P. erugatus (166703) P. erugatus, P. microsaccatus (167314)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) P. brevisaccatus, P. parvus (169981)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand P. brevisaccatus (169165 169166)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) P. microsaccatus (169355 169356)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) P. microsaccatus (172833 172836 172837 172855 172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) P. erugatus, P. microsaccatus (166707)