Fungal spores of the genus Ctenosporites from the early Tertiary of southern England

Volume / Part: 21 / 3
Publication Date: July 1978
Page(s): 717 - 722
Authored By: P. H. Smith

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Dispersed fungal spores from Late Eocene deposits from the Hampshire Basin are placed in the genus Ctenosporites Elsik and Jansonius. The population studied shows continuous morphological variation between individuals conforming with C. eskerensis Elsik and Jansonius and with C. wolfei Elsik and Jansonius. C. wolfei is therefore placed in synonymy with C. eskerensis. Although previously described from Canadian and South Australian Tertiary assemblages, this is the first European Tertiary record of this highly distinctive genus.

Palaeontology - Volume 21 Part 3 Pages 717-722

Palaeontology - Volume 21 Part 3 Pages 717-722

Citations

SMITH, P. H. 1978. Fungal spores of the genus Ctenosporites from the early Tertiary of southern England. Palaeontology, 21, 3, 717–722.