Granulatisporites commutabilis G.Playford

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN002971

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:2971

Rank: species

Genus:

Reference: Playford, G. (2022): Mississippian palynoflora from the Clarke River Basin, north Queensland, Australia. – Ameghiniana 59(4): 225–264.

Page of description: 233

Illustrations or figures: fig. 3.14–3.21

Types

Holotype D648/5, R30/4, Queensland Museum, Australia
Figures: fig. 3.14

Original diagnosis/description

Spores radial, trilete. Amb variably subtriangular; sides strongly to weakly concave or (uncommonly) almost straight; apices obtusely rounded (uncommonly ± truncate). Laesurae distinct, simple, straight, almost attaining equatorial margin. Exine 0.7–1.2 μm thick, finely granulate overall or mainly distally, grana discrete, rarely exceeding 0.9 μm in height and basal diameter, scattered or fairly densely distributed.

Emended diagnosis

Latin, commutabilis, variable.

Stratigraphy

Carboniferous, Mississippian
Lyall Formation.

Locality

Australia
Clarke River Basin, Queensland

Plant fossil remain

pollen and spores

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