Full reference: I. C. Cookson. 1947. Plant microfossils from the lignites of Kerguelen Archipielago. B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition 1929/1931 2:127-142
Parent taxon: Magnoliopsida according to Cookson 1947
See also Vera et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Ailanthipites, Albertipollenites, Araliaceoipollenites, Archihicoria, Argophyllites, Astrapaeites, Baculamonocolpites, Banksicarpus, Basopollis, Brevitricolpites, Calligonopsis, Callistopollenites, Caloda, Carpestella, Catinipollis, Celastrophyllum, Clavatricolpites, Colombipollis, Coprosmaephyllum, Cupanoides, Cupulicarpus, Curvimonocolpites, Dicotetradites, Dicotylophyllum, Diospyrophyllum, Dryoxylon, Duplotriporites, Echimonocolpites, Echitetracolpites, Favitricolporites, Forcipites, Foveodiporites, Foveotricolporites, Foveotriporites, Gambierina, Gemmamonocolpites, Gemmatricolpites, Haloragacidites, Horniella, Icacinoxylon, Jandufouria, Kachaikenia, Kenella, Ladakhipollenites, Lefipania, Malvacipollis, Metcalfeoxylon, Paraphyllanthoxylon, Parsonsidites, Periporopollenites, Periretisyncolpites, Poloretitricolpites, Polycolpites, Polyporina, Psilatricolporites, Quadraplanus, Quereuxia, Retitricolporites, Rhoipites, Rousea, Samaravectis, Scabrastephanocolpites, Senipites, Siltaria, Srivastavapollenites, Striatopollis, Striatricolporites, Syndemicolpites, Tetracolporites, Thorhallenia, Thorphyllum, Ulmoideipites, Verrustephanoporites, Xanthophyllaceae
Subtaxa: Tricolporites distinctus Tricolporites lillei Tricolporites prolata
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Atlantic (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (10), India (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1), Australia (3)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Chile (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Argentina (2), Australia (1)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (1), Argentina (4), Australia (6)
• Paleogene of Argentina (1), India (1)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Antarctica (1), Argentina (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (23), Argentina (3), Australia (8), Canada (1: Alberta), India (1), Mexico (1), Nigeria (21), United States (8: Missouri, South Carolina)
Total: 103 collections including 123 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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