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Balmeisporites glenelgensis ✝

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SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4921164https://www.gbif.org/species/4921164
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)308610https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=308610
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Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites : Balmeisporites glenelgensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites : Balmeisporites glenelgensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
superphylumTracheophyta
-PteridobiotinaDoweld 2001
superphylumCycadophytanaeDoweld 2001
phylumPinophytaReveal 1996
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
orderPinalesDumortier 1829
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusBalmeisporitesCookson and Dettmann 1958
speciesBalmeisporites glenelgensisCookson & Dettman 1958
Generic NameBalmeisporites
Scientific NameBalmeisporites glenelgensis Cookson & Dettman, 1958
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Balmeisporites glenelgensisspeciesbelongs to Balmeisporitesstated with evidenceCookson and Dettman, 1958
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance105 - 94 Ma
Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. S. Norvick and D. Burger. 1975. Palynology of the Cenomanian of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia. Department of Minerals and Energy, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (151):1-169

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1958Balmeisporites glenelgensis Cookson and Dettman

References

Norvick M. S., Burger D. (1975) Palynology of the Cenomanian of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia, Department of Minerals and Energy, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics 151, 1-169
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