IGNS taxon number: 227.
Turmal classification (after Burger 1994): Anteturma SPORITES; Turma TRILETES; Suprasubturma ACAVATITRILETES; Subturma AURICULATI; Infraturma MURORNATI.
Synonymy:
1947 Trilites ornamentalis Cookson p. 136, pl. 16, figs 63, 64, 65 (cf.).
1973 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Cookson) Partridge in Stover & Partridge pp. 249-250, pl. 13, figs 3, 4.
1981 Matonisporites ornamnentalis (Cookson); Raine p. 5.
1984 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Cookson) Partridge; Raine p. 11.
1985 Matonisporites ornamentalis; Hill & Macphail p. 509, figs 54, 55.
1989 Matonisporites ornamentalis; Nelson et al. p. 364.
1992 Matonisporites ornamentalis; Mildenhall et al. p. 42.
1993 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Dicksonia antarctica-type) (Cookson) Stover & Partridge; Macphail et al. p. 695, fig. 43.
1994 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Dicksoniaceae); Macphail et al. p. 248, fig. 10.10a.
1995 Dicksonia antarctica (Matonisporites ornamentalis); Jordan et al. p. 239, fig. 41.
1996 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Cookson) Stover & Partridge; Macphail p. 234, figs 3J, 3K.
1997 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Cookson) Partridge; Barreda p. 74, pl. 2, figs 1, 2.
1999 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Cookson) Stover & Partridge; Macphail p. 211, pl. 2, figs 5, 14 (as M. sp. cf. M. ornamentalis).
2000 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Cookson) Partridge; Barreda & Palamarczuk p. 106, fig. 4L.
2002 Matonisporites ornamentalis (Cookson) Partridge; Zamaloa p. 220, figs 4D, 4E.
Natural affinity: Filicopsida: Dicksoniaceae (Dicksonia antarctica type).
NZ age range: Paleogene.
Brief description: Spore. Valvate. Trilete.
Cite this publication as: "J.I. Raine, D.C. Mildenhall, E.M. Kennedy
(2011). New Zealand fossil spores and pollen: an illustrated catalogue. 4th
edition. GNS Science miscellaneous series no. 4.
http://data.gns.cri.nz/sporepollen/index.htm".
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2011
ISBN 978-0-478-19871-3
ISSN 1177-2441
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Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz,
Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1999) should also be cited (see
References).