NAME Anatolinites claibornensis
AGE Middle Eocene.   AGE span: 48.6...37.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Elsik WC, Ediger VS, Bati Z. 1990. Fossil fungal spores: Anatolinites nov. gen.; Palynology, v. 14, p. 91-103.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY A. claibornensis Elsik, Ediger & Bati 1990, p. 96, pl. 3, figs. 9-10.
LOCATION Stone City Formation of the Claiborne Group, central Texas, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Diporate, tricellate to tetracellate, psilate fungal spores. The overall size is ca. 20 x 45 µm. The spore axis is straight. The spore outline is obovate, but the outline is slightly indented over the distal septum, and markedly indented over the other two more proximal septa. The proximal cell can be lost due to its very thin wall. Both pores are simple, ca. 1 µm or less. The spore wall is progressively thicker distally; less than 0.25 µm over the proximal cell or two, 0.25-0.5 µm over the second or third, and 0.5-1 µm over the distal cell. The spore wall thins from the inside of the spore into the distal pore. Each septum exhibits a definite but minute septal pore which appears to be slightly annulate. The double-walled septa are apparent where the cells tend to break apart upon compression; this accounts for the loss of the proximal cell in the holotype.
COMMENTS* Anatolinites claibornensis is characterized by the modification of its obovate outline to a spatulate outline due to the markedly decreased diameter of the proximal cell(s).

Derivation of name: for its occurrence in the Claiborne Group.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Elsik WC, Ediger VS, Bati Z. 1990. Fossil fungal spores: Anatolinites nov. gen.; Palynology, v. 14, p. 91-103.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Anatolinites claibornensis
SERIAL NUMBER 23
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.