NAME Inapertisporites rotundus
AGE Eocene-Oligocene.   AGE span: 55.8...23.03 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Ke, Shi. 1978. (pseudonym of Sung, Z.C., Tsao, L., Chou, H.I., Kwang, H.L. & Wang, K.T.) Early Tertiary spores and pollen grains from the coastal region of the Bohai (in Chinese); Academy of Petroleum Exploration, Development and Planning Research of the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemical Industries and the Nanjing Institute of Geology, and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kexue Chubanshe, Peking, 177 p.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY I. rotundus Ke & Shi 1978, p. 32, pl. 1, fig. 2.
LOCATION Lijin and Kenli, Shandong Province, Coastal region of Bohai, China.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores 40-45 µm in diameter. One-celled, outline circular. Inaperturate. Spore wall 3-4.5 µm thick, surface psilate.
COMMENTS* Although in shape these spores are very similar to those in Inapertisporites circularis Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, they are much larger than the latter and also have a very thick spore wall.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Ke, Shi. 1978. (pseudonym of Sung, Z.C., Tsao, L., Chou, H.I., Kwang, H.L. & Wang, K.T.) Early Tertiary spores and pollen grains from the coastal region of the Bohai (in Chinese); Academy of Petroleum Exploration, Development and Planning Research of the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemical Industries and the Nanjing Institute of Geology, and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kexue Chubanshe, Peking, 177 p.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Inapertisporites rotundus
SERIAL NUMBER 811
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.