NAME Retidiporites bengalensis
AGE Early-Middle Eocene.   AGE span: 55.8...37.2 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Amerosporae?
FIGURE(S)
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FIGURE REFERENCE Varma CP, Rawat MS. 1963. A note on some diporate grains recovered from Tertiary horizons of India and their potential marker value; Grana Palynologica, v. 4, p. 130-139.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY R. bengalensis Varma & Rawat 1963, p. 137, fig. 20.
LOCATION India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Pollen grains 2-porate, bilateral, isopolar, barrel-shaped to somewhat laterally elongated (about 27 x 45.6 x 27 µm). Pores presumably circular, about 5.7 x 8.6 µm in diameter, slightly sunken, not covering the entire width of the lateral ends. Exine very faintly reticulate, about 1.5 µm. Nexine about twice as thick as sexine.
COMMENTS* Only one grain observed [sic].
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Varma CP, Rawat MS. 1963. A note on some diporate grains recovered from Tertiary horizons of India and their potential marker value; Grana Palynologica, v. 4, p. 130-139.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Retidiporites bengalensis
SERIAL NUMBER 1532
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.