NAME Scolecosporites longus
AGE Late Eocene-Middle Oligocene.   AGE span: 37.2...28.4 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Phragmosporae.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Song Z, Li G, Cao L, Luo H, Sun Z. 1989. Early Tertiary sporo-pollen assemblages from the Dongpu region; Edited by Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academia Sinica. 192 p.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY S. longus Song & Sun, in Song Zhichen, Li Guangxing, Cao Liu, Luo Haicen & Sun Zihua 1989, p. 46, pl. 4, fig. 30.
LOCATION Shahejie Formation: Qingfeng county of Henan Province, China.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Spores elongated, filamentous, length of holotype 135 µm, its breadth 6-8 µm. Spores multicellular, consisting of about 28 cells, cells ovate, 5-6 µm in length, contact areas between two cells with constriction. Septa many, discoidal, generally without septal folds. Spore wall thin, less than 1 µm in thickness, surface smooth. In spite of its great length, this spore [was not broken, but] is a complete specimen.
COMMENTS* This species is similar to Scolecosporites maslinensis [Lange & Smith, 1971), but differs in its smaller cells, and the distinct constriction between them.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Song Z, Li G, Cao L, Luo H, Sun Z. 1989. Early Tertiary sporo-pollen assemblages from the Dongpu region; Edited by Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academia Sinica. 192 p.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Scolecosporites longus
SERIAL NUMBER 1553
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.