NAME Multicellaesporites nortonii
AGE Paleocene.   AGE span: 65.5...55.8 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Elsik WC. 1968. Palynology of a Paleocene Rockdale lignite, Milam County, Texas. I. Morphology and taxonomy; Pollen et Spores, v. 10, p. 263-314.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY M. nortonii Elsik 1968, p. 269, pl. 2, fig. 15.
LOCATION Strip mine approximately 7 miles southwest of Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Fusiform, inaperturate, pentacellate fungal spores 15 x 39 µm. Outer surface smooth to slightly punctate or scabrate, which may be a preservational feature. Inner surface of wall smooth to scabrate. Wall ca. 0.5 µm thick, apparently one layer.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Elsik WC. 1968. Palynology of a Paleocene Rockdale lignite, Milam County, Texas. I. Morphology and taxonomy; Pollen et Spores, v. 10, p. 263-314.
K&J REMARKS See remarks from Kalgutkar and Jansonius (2000) for the genus.
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Multicellaesporites nortonii
SERIAL NUMBER 1072
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.