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Momipites actinus
Taxonomy
Momipites actinus was named by Nichols and Ott (1978) [Location of holotype specimen on slide is indicated following the method described by Traverse, 1958, Locating plant microfossils on mixed slides: Micropaleontology, v. 4, n. 2, p. 207-208, fig. 1
Repository for slides: Palynological slide collection of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Central Region, Denver, Colorado.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Slide W-86-1 (9.9R, 3.8D); Plate 1, Figure 18, a microspore, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is W-86, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Momipites actinus Nichols and Ott p. 103 figs. Plate 1, figures 18-21 |
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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.
†Momipites actinus Nichols and Ott 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Paleocene | USA (Mississippi) | Momipites actinus (231235 231238 231239) | |
| Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | Momipites actinus (type locality: 224672) | |
| Miocene | USA (Massachusetts) | Momipites actinus (231824) |