Fischeripollis Temporal range: Eocene |
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Photomicrographs of Fischeripollis pollen (1–5) taken at 788x magnification | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: |
Fischeripollis Muller (1981) |
Species | |
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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.
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).F. krutschei was discovered in Saxony, Germany. F. undulatus was also native to Europe.