NAME Monoporisporites smithii
AGE Paleocene.   AGE span: 65.5...55.8 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Elsik WC. 1968. Palynology of a Paleocene Rockdale lignite, Milam County, Texas. I. Morphology and taxonomy; Pollen et Spores, v. 10, p. 263-314.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. smithii Elsik 1968, p. 272, pl. 3, fig. 2.
LOCATION Strip mine approximately 7 miles southwest of Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spherical to subspherical, folded, psilate, monoporate fungal spore. Dimensions vary from 40 to 65 µm. Wall thickness 1.5 to 2 µm. Inner layer almost twice as thick as outer layer of wall. Wall darkly pigmented. Circular pore ca. 1.5 µm. Location of pore irregular due to random folding and compression of spore.
COMMENTS* Kedves (1961, pl. 2, fig. 1) illustrated a dark, spherical, folded spore with one prominent pore. The specimen is smaller than this species.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Elsik WC. 1968. Palynology of a Paleocene Rockdale lignite, Milam County, Texas. I. Morphology and taxonomy; Pollen et Spores, v. 10, p. 263-314.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Monoporisporites smithii
SERIAL NUMBER 1010
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 *For source, see Publication Reference.