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Trisaccites ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8587478https://www.gbif.org/species/8587478
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)264511https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=264511
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Trisaccites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Trisaccites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
superphylumTracheophyta
-PteridobiotinaDoweld 2001
superphylumCycadophytanaeDoweld 2001
phylumPinophytaReveal 1996
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
orderPinalesDumortier 1829
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusTrisaccitesMenéndez 1968
Scientific NameTrisaccites Menéndez, 1968
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Trisaccitesgenusbelongs to Podocarpaceaestated with evidenceArchangelsky and Romero, 1974
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance145 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance16.0 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Primary Reference (PBDB)V. Barreda and S. Palamarczuk. 2000. Palinoestratigrafía de depósitos del Oligoceno tardío-Mioceno en el área sur del Golfo San Jorge, provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. Ameghiniana 37(1):103-117

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Trisaccites microsaccatum ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1883.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		37.2 Ma
Eocene
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Trisaccites microsaccatus ✝
species		listed (PBDB)17145 Ma
Late Jurassic		66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1968Trisaccites Menéndez
1974Trisaccites Archangelsky and Romero

References

Barreda V., Palamarczuk S. (2000) Palinoestratigrafía de depósitos del Oligoceno tardío-Mioceno en el área sur del Golfo San Jorge, provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina, Ameghiniana 37 1, 103-117
Archangelsky S., Romero E. J. (1974) Polen de Gimnospermas (Coniferas) del Cretácico Superior y Paleoceno de Patagonia, Ameghiniana 11 3, 217-236
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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