Fischeripollis
Fossil range: Eocene |
Photomicrographs of Fischeripollis pollen taken at 788x magnification.
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| Species |
- Fischeripollis sp. A
Truswell & Macphail
- Fischeripollis halensis
Truswell & Marchant (1986)
- Fischeripollis krutschei
Muller (1981)
- Fischeripollis undulatus
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Fischeripollis is a genus of extinct plants in the family Droseraceae. Several species have been formally described and another has been temporarily designated Fischeripollis sp. A.1
F. halensis was described based on fossilised pollen from middle-late Eocene sediments in the Hale Basin of central Australia.2 F. krutschei was discovered in Saxony, Germany. F. undulatus was also native to Europe.
References
- ^ Macphail, M.K. & E.M. Truswell 2003. 3. Palynology of Site 1166, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica.PDF (3.10 MiB) Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results 188.
- ^ Truswell, E.M. & N.G. Marchant 1986. Early Tertiary pollen of probable Droseracean affinity from central Australia. Spec. Pap.—Palaeontol. 35: 163-178.
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