Fischeripollis

Fischeripollis
Temporal range: Eocene
Photomicrographs of Fischeripollis pollen (1–5) taken at 788× magnification
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: †Fischeripollis
Muller (1981)
Species
  • Fischeripollis sp. A Truswell & Macphail
  • Fischeripollis halensis Truswell & Marchant (1986)
  • Fischeripollis krutschei Muller (1981)
  • Fischeripollis undulatus

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 sediments in the Hale Basin of central Australia, dated to the middle-late Eocene (48 to 34 million years ago).[2] F. krutschei was discovered in Saxony, Germany. F. undulatus was also native to Europe.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Truswell, E.M. & N.G. Marchant 1986. Early Tertiary pollen of probable Droseracean affinity from central Australia. Spec. Pap.—Palaeontol. 35: 163-178.