Biodiversity of ecosystems in an arid setting: The late Albian plant communities and associated biota from eastern Iberia

Table 1. (Continued) Taxon Section Known or probable parent affinity Possible preferred environment Cicatricosospoites auritus CA Monilophyta; Schizaeales; Anemiaceae Ground cover, understory, epiphytes/ hygrophytic (lowland, marshes, wet environments) Cicatricososporites phaseolus CA Cingutriletes clavus CA Bryophyta; Sphagnales; Sphagnaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (marshes, peat bog?) Cingutriletes congruens SJ, CA Cingutriletes sp. CA, AP Circulodinium brevispinosum CA Dinoflagellata: Areoligeraceae Marine Classopollis major SJ, CA, AP Gymnospermophyta; Coniferales; Cheirolepidiaceae Canopy or shrubs/xerophytic (coastal, well drained lowland) Classopollis cf. obidosensis SJ, CA, AP Classopollis spp. SJ, CA, AP Clavatipollenites hughesii SJ, CA, AP Antophyta; Chloranthaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (river banks, pioneer) Clavatipollenites tenellis SJ, CA, AP Clavatipollenites cf. tenellis CA Clavatipollenites spp. SJ, CA, AP Clavifera triplex CA Monilophyta; Gleicheniaceae Ground cover/xerophytic (lowland, pioneer) Clavifera sp. SJ, CA Cometodinium sp. CA Dinoflagellata: Gonyaulacaceae Marine Concavissimisporites cf. crassatus SJ, CA, AP Monilophyta; Dicksoniaceae/Lygodiaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (understory, wet lowland) Concavissimisporites granulatus CA, AP Concavissimisporites cf. irregularis SJ, AP Concavissimisporites punctatus CA Concavissimisporites verrucosus CA Concavissimisporites spp. SJ, CA, AP Contignisporites cooksoniae SJ, AP Monilophyta; Pteridaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (understory, wet

lowland) Contignisporites cf. cooksoniae CA Contignisporites sp. CA, AP Converrucosisporites geniculatus SJ, AP Monilophyta; uncertain affinities Ground cover/hygrophytic? Converrucosisporites spp. CA, AP Costatoperforosporites fistulosus CA, AP Monilophyta; Schizaeales; Anemiaceae Ground cover, understory, epiphytes/ hygrophytic (lowland, marshes, wet environments) Costatoperforosporites foveolatus SJ, CA, AP Costatoperforosporites triangulatus CA, AP Costatoperforosporites cf. triangulatus SJ Costatoperforosporites spp. SJ, CA, AP Couperisporites sp. AP Hepaticophyta Ground cover/xerophytic? Crassipollis chaloneri SJ, CA, AP Antophyta; uncertain affinity Ground cover?/hygrophytic? Crassipollis sp. CA Cretacaeiporites spp. SJ, CA, AP Antophyta; uncertain affinity (Trimeniaceae, Ranunculaceae, Eudicots) Ground cover?/hygrophytic? Cribroperidinium spp. AP Dinoflagellata: Gonyaulacaceae Marine (Continued) PLOS ONE Late Albian desert biota from Iberia PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282178 March 2, 2023 12 / 51