NAME Monoporisporites dilcheri
AGE Maastrichtian.   AGE span: 70.6...65.5 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. dilcheri Martínez-Hernández & Tomasini-Ortiz 1989, p. 239, fig. 3,m.
LOCATION Piedras Negras, Coahuila State, Mexico.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Unicellular, aseptate, monoporate fungal spore. The pore is 2 µm in diameter. The exine is 1 µm thick with light pigmentation. Oval perimeter with bilateral symmetry. Smooth ornamentation. Dimensions: 16 µm long by 10 µm wide.
COMMENTS* This new species has been named in honor of Dr. D.L. Dilcher, one of the pioneers in the study of fossil fungal remains.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Martínez-Hernández E, Tomasini-Ortiz AC. 1989. Spores, hyphae and other fungal remains from the Fuentes-Rio Escondino Carboniferous basin (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Coahuila State, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Revista, v. 8, p. 235-242.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Monoporisporites dilcheri
SERIAL NUMBER 971
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.