NAME Pluricellaesporites ovatus
AGE Middle Eocene.   AGE span: 48.6...37.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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 P. ovatus Sheffy & Dilcher 1971, p. 46, pl. 16, fig. 61.
LOCATION Puryear clay pit, one-half mile south of Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Ovate pentacellate fungal spore 11.6 x 22.2 µm, psilate, tapering slightly toward one end. Pore [laterally offset] to the side of the longitudinal axis at wide end of spore. Four opaque septa present, wall 0.7 µm thick.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Sheffy MV, Dilcher DL. 1971. Morphology and taxonomy of fungal spores; Palaeontographica, Abt. B, v. 133 p. 34-51.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Pluricellaesporites ovatus
SERIAL NUMBER 1406
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.