NAME Inapertisporites scabridus
AGE Middle Eocene.   AGE span: 48.6...37.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY I. scabridus (Sheffy & Dilcher) Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Subspherical spore 14.5 µm in diameter with small spherical projection, coarsely pitted, aseptate. Wall 0.7 µm thick, continuous into projection.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
K&J REMARKS A fungal affinity of the illustrated specimen appeared questionable to Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000).
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Inapertisporites scabridus Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 40, pl. 15, fig. 17.; Inapertisporites scabridus
SERIAL NUMBER 814
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.