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Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8700810https://www.gbif.org/species/8700810
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)276874https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=276874
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Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites : Cicatricosisporites australiensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites : Cicatricosisporites australiensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
subkingdomEmbryophytaCrane et al. 2004
phylumPteridophytaHaeckel 1875
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
orderSchizaealesJud 2011
familySchizaeaceaeKaulfuss
genusCicatricosisporitesPotonie and Gelletich 1933
speciesCicatricosisporites australiensisPotonié 1956
Generic NameCicatricosisporites
Scientific NameCicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié, 1956
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cicatricosisporites australiensisspeciesbelongs to Cicatricosisporitesstated with evidencePotonié, 1956
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance145 - 129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Povilauskas, V. Barreda, and S. Marenssi. 2008. Polen y esporas de la Formación La Irene (Maastrichtiano), sudoeste de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina: primeros resultados. Geobios 41:819-831

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Cicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié

References

Povilauskas L., Barreda V., et al (2008) Polen y esporas de la Formación La Irene (Maastrichtiano), sudoeste de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina: primeros resultados, Geobios 41, 819-831 doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2008.07.002
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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