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Sphagnumsporites

Sphagnaceae

Taxonomy
Sphagnumsporites was named by Raatz (1956). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sphagnaceae by Volkheimer et al. (2009).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Sphagnumsporites Raatz
2009Sphagnumsporites Volkheimer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumBryophyta
RankNameAuthor
familySphagnaceae
genusSphagnumsporitesRaatz 1956

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. †Sphagnumsporites Raatz 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 161.50000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Canada (Nunavut) S. psilatus (102065)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (102063)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) S. australis, S. psilatus, S. clavus (34141)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) S. sp. (71073)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica S. sp. (150237)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Nei Mongol) S. sp. (71074)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Gujarat) S. sp. (224627)