The Kalgutkar and Jansonius Database of Fossil Fungi
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NAME
Magnosporites
AGE
AGE span:
mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000)
Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae?.
FIGURE(S)
FIGURE REFERENCE
SPECIES, AUTHORITY
Magnosporites Rouse 1962, p. 210.
LOCATION
ORIG DESCRIPTION
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ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: Spore-like bodies, circular to elliptical in outline and with a fairly thin wall (ca. 1.5 µm). The wall is a bright yellow and is always folded and contorted. There is no aperture apparent and no ornamentation on the smooth surface. Size-range 100-170 µm.
COMMENTS
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As for the species.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE
Rouse GE. 1962. Plant microfossils from the Burrard Formation of western British Columbia; Micropaleontology, v. 8, p. 187-218.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
TYPE: Magnosporites staplinii Rouse 1962, p. 210, pl. 5, fig. 23.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms)
Magnosporites;
SERIAL NUMBER
898
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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For source, see Publication Reference.