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Densoisporites velatus

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales

Taxonomy
Densoisporites velatus was named by Dettmann (1963). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Spores, a plant debris (Spore).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. patagonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Densoisporites velatus Dettmann
1968Densoisporites velatus Venkatachala
1976Densoisporites velatus Lakhanpal et al.
2020Densoisporites velatus Santamarina et al. p. 53
2023Densoisporites velatus Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
genusDensoisporitesDettmann 1963
speciesvelatusDettmann 1963

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Densoisporites velatus Dettmann 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Danian or 167.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Densoisporites velatus (31054)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Densoisporites velatus (31319)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Densoisporites velatus (32379 227025)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Densoisporites velatus (149982 150185 150335 222982 222984 222996 223004 223031 223059 223078 223081 223086 223334 223335)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Densoisporites velatus (149849 149850)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Densoisporites velatus (150615)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Densoisporites velatus (149927)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (153429 153431 153432)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Densoisporites velatus (164488 164490)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Egypt (Western Desert) Densoisporites velatus (144954)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Densoisporites velatus (149928)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (153430)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (153426)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (169329 169330 169331 169332 169334 169335 169337 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (150509 169354)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Densoisporites velatus (153427)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Densoisporites velatus (234760)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Densoisporites velatus (151446 151452)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Densoisporites velatus (152264)