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. 2019 Jun 10;58(4):227–275. doi: 10.1080/00173134.2019.1594357

Table VII.

Fossil record of Picrodendraceae.

Taxon Organ(s) Affinity Locality Geography Continent Period/epoch/stage Age (ICS 2017) Range References
Protoarecoidea buchananensis Inflorescence, flowers, pollen (LM, SEM, TEM) Tetracoccus, Piranhea, Picrodendron Buchanan, Tennessee USA North America Late Paleocene (Thanetian) 59.2–56.0   Feldman 1990
Echiperiporites Pollen (LM) Picrodendron Mississippi embayment area USA North America Early Eocene (Ypresian) 59.2–56.0   Tschudy & van Loenen 1970; Tschudy 1973
Malvacipollis tschudyi Pollen (LM) Picrodendron Saramaguacán Formation Cuba North America Middle Eocene (Lutetian-Bartonian) 47.8–37.8   Graham et al. 2000
Aristogeitonia type Pollen (LM, SEM) Piranhea, Hyaenanche St Pankraz, Salzburg Austria Europe Early Eocene (Ypresian) 56–47.8   Hofmann et al. 2011
Krappfeld MT Pollen (LM, SEM) Piranhea, Hyaenanche Krappfeld Austria Europe Early Eocene (Ypresian) 56–47.8   This study
Stolzenbach MT Pollen (LM, SEM) Piranhea, Hyaenanche Stolzenbach Germany Europe Middle Eocene (Lutetian) 47.8–41.2   This study
Multiporopollenites; Nothofagidites sp. aff. N. echinata Pollen (LM) Piranhea, Hyaenanche Helmstedt, Wulfersdorfer Flözgruppe Germany Europe Middle Eocene (Lutetian) 47.8–41.2   Lenz 2000, 2005
Profen MT Pollen (LM, SEM) Piranhea, Hyaenanche Profen Germany Europe Middle Eocene (Bartonian) 41.2–37.8   This study
Saldanha MT Pollen (LM, SEM) Hyaenanche Saldanha Bay South Africa Africa Early Miocene (Aquitanian-Burdigalian) 23.03–15.97   This study
Mush MT Pollen (LM, SEM) Aristogeitonia, Mischodon, Oldfieldia, Voatamalo Mush Valley Ethiopia Africa Early Miocene (Aquitanian) 22.63–21.73 (absolute dating)   This study
Malvacipollis diversus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Gippsland Basin SE Australia Australasia Late Paleocene (Thanetian) 59.2–56.0 Late Paleocene through early Eocene Stover & Partridge 1973
Malvacipollis diversus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Princetown area, Victoria SE Australia Australasia Late Paleocene (Thanetian) 59.2–56.0   Harris 1965
Malvacipollis subtilis Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Gippsland Basin SE Australia Australasia Early Eocene (Ypresian) 56–47.8 Early Eocene through late Miocene Stover & Partridge 1973
Malvacipollis diversus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria New South Wales E Australia Australasia Early Eocene (Ypresian) 56–47.8 Early Eocene through Pliocene Martin 1974
Plagianthus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Dannevirke Series New Zealand Australasia Early Eocene (Ypresian) 56–47.8 Early Eocene through Holocene Couper 1960
Malvacipollis diversus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria One Tree Hill, St Vincent Basin S Australia Australasia Middle Eocene (Lutetian-Bartonian) 47.8–37.8   Alley & Broadbridge 1992
Malvacipollis diversus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Murray Basin SE Australia Australasia Middle Eocene (Bartonian) 41.2–37.8 Middle Eocene through late Eocene Macphail 1999
Malvacipollis subtilis Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Murray Basin SE Australia Australasia Middle Eocene (Bartonian) 41.2–37.8 Middle Eocene through Pliocene Macphail 1999
Malvacipollis diversus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Werillup Formation W Australia Australasia Middle Eocene (Bartonian) 41.2–37.8 Late middle Eocene through early late Eocene Hos 1975; Stover & Partridge 1982
Malvacipollis diversus Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Prydz Bay E Antarctica Antarctica Late Eocene (Priabonian) 37.8–33.9   Truswell & Macphail 2009
Malvacipollis subtilis Pollen (LM) Austrobuxus, Dissiliaria Prydz Bay E Antarctica Antarctica Late Eocene (Priabonian) 37.8–33.9   Truswell & Macphail 2009
Malvacipollis (Micrantheum) spinyspora Pollen (LM) Micrantheum, Neoroepera Manuherikia Group, Central Otago New Zealand Australasia Early Miocene (Aquitanian-Burdigalian) 23.03–15.97 Early Miocene through Pliocene Mildenhall 1989
Malvacipollis (Micrantheum) spinyspora Pollen (LM) Micrantheum, Neoroepera Murray Basin SE Australia Australasia Late Miocene (Tortonian-Messinian) 11.63–5.33 Late Miocene through Pliocene Knight & Martin 1989; Mcphail & Truswell 1993
Malvacipollis (Micrantheum) spinyspora Pollen (LM) Micrantheum, Neoroepera New South Wales E Australia Australasia Pliocene (Zanclean-Piacenzian) 5.333–2.58 Pliocene through Pleistocene Martin 1974
Helciporites astrus Pollen (LM) Longetia Gippsland Basin SE Australia Australasia Early Eocene (Ypresian) 56.0–47.8 Early Eocene through late Eocene Stover & Partridge 1973
Polyorificites oblatus Pollen (LM) Longetia New South Wales E Australia Australasia Late Eocene (Priabonian) 37.8–33.9 Late Eocene through Miocene Martin 1974