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Arecipites regio

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Arecipites regio was named by Jaramillo and Dilcher (2001) [Dimensions in equatorial view. ]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UFP 4, 7.6 x 85.3, a microspore (Pollen grain).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Retimonocolpites regio Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis p. 106 fig. 4
2001Arecipites regio Jaramillo and Dilcher p. 109 figs. plate 5, figs. 20-21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusArecipitesNichols et al. 1973
speciesregio

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.

Arecipites regio Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retimonocolpites regio Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Van der Hammen and C. Garcia de Mutis 1966 (Retimonocolpites regio)Monocolpate. Sculpture very fine, micro-reticulate to micro-foveolate. Colpus in the middle apparently with a not very well defined margo. Pollen grain oval, long (index pollinis 2). Colpus long, of the same size as, or somewhat shorter than the length of the grain. Size of the grain: long 47-53 μ, wide 20-25 μ.
C. A. Jaramillo and D. L. Dilcher 2001Monosulcate, mid-sized (30-53 µm), elliptic, sulcus long, slightly marginate, and tapering, tectate, margo sometimes indistinct, micropitted.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 58.70000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Colombia (Norte de Santander) Retimonocolpites regio (136752)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Colombia Arecipites regio (28416 28417 28433 28434 28435 28436 28438 28439 28440 28563 28566)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Colombia (Norte de Santander) Retimonocolpites regio (136756 136759)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Colombia Arecipites regio (28772)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Colombia Arecipites regio (29073)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Colombia (Norte de Santander) Retimonocolpites regio (136828 136918)