NAME Dictyosporites firbasii
AGE Maastrichtian.   AGE span: 70.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Dictyosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Van Der Hammen T. 1954. El desarrollo de la flora Colombiana en los periodos geológicos. I. Maestrichtiano hasta Terciario más inferior; Boletín Geológico, v. 2, p. 49-106.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY D. firbasii (van der Hammen) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Magdalena Valley, Eastern Cordellera, Colombia, South America.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores 33-34 µm; cells discrete, with one or several pores; pores very small; wall distinctly two-layered, fairly dark.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Van Der Hammen T. 1954. El desarrollo de la flora Colombiana en los periodos geológicos. I. Maestrichtiano hasta Terciario más inferior; Boletín Geológico, v. 2, p. 49-106.
K&J REMARKS Although two forms (A and B) were described as separate entities, the single figure was not differentiated similarly. As the descriptions are not very detailed or distinguishing, both are here combined into the above description.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Polyadosporites firbasii van der Hammen 1954, p. 105, pl. 21.; Dictyosporites firbasii
SERIAL NUMBER 294
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.