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Asteropollis asteroides ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)276746https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=276746
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Asteropollis : Asteropollis asteroides
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
superphylumTracheophyta
-PteridobiotinaDoweld 2001
superphylumCycadophytanaeDoweld 2001
phylumMagnoliophytaCronquist et al.
genusAsteropollisHedlund and Norris 1968
speciesAsteropollis asteroidesHedlund and Norris 1968
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Asteropollis asteroidesspeciesbelongs to Asteropollisstated with evidenceHedlund and Norris, 1968
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance130 - 122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)V. Perez Loinaze, S. Archangelsky, and G. Cladera. 2011. Palynostratigraphic study of the Early Cretaceous Río Mayer and Kachaike formations at the Quebrada El Moro Section, Austral Basin, southwestern Argentina. Cretaceous Research (34):161-171

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1968Asteropollis asteroides Hedlund and Norris

References

Perez Loinaze V., Archangelsky S., et al (2011) Palynostratigraphic study of the Early Cretaceous Río Mayer and Kachaike formations at the Quebrada El Moro Section, Austral Basin, southwestern Argentina, Cretaceous Research 34, 161-171 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.10.015
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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