Arecipites botrus De Benedetti et al. 2023 (palm)

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae

Fromthe Latin botrus whichmeans cluster, as this species is typically found in clumps.

Full reference: F. De Benedetti, M. C. Zamaloa, M. A. Gandolfo and N. R. Cúneo. 2023. Pollen from the K–Pg boundary of the La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 316(104933):1-27

Belongs to Arecipites according to F. De Benedetti et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Arecipites asymmetricus, Arecipites bellus, Arecipites microfoveolatus, Arecipites minutiscabratus, Arecipites punctatus, Arecipites regio, Arecipites rugosus, Arecipites subverrucatus, Arecipites waitakiensis

Type specimen: MPEF-PA 470, a microspore. Its type locality is Cerro Bosta (La Colonia paleobotany), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (2)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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