NAME Involutisporonites foraminus
AGE Late Cretaceous.   AGE span: 99.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Helicosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Clarke RT. 1965. Fungal spores from Vermejo Formation coal beds (Upper Cretaceous) of central Colorado; Mountain Geologist, v. 2, p. 85-93.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY I. foraminus Clarke 1965, p. 90, pl. 1, fig. 11.
LOCATION Canon City coal field, Fremont County, Colorado, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Fungal spores planispiral, individual cells lobate, 8-10 µm diameter, cell wall psilate, 0.5-1 µm thick, septa simple, about 1 µm thick, each cell connected by a 0.5 µm diameter opening through each septum, overall dimensions 28-36 µm.
COMMENTS* The name foraminus is given in reference to the resemblance of the species to planispiral foraminifera.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Clarke RT. 1965. Fungal spores from Vermejo Formation coal beds (Upper Cretaceous) of central Colorado; Mountain Geologist, v. 2, p. 85-93.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Involutisporonites foraminus
SERIAL NUMBER 832
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.