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 Schizosporis reticulatus CA, AP Chlorophyta (Prasinophyte) Marine Sciadopityspollenites? sp. SJ, AP Gymnospermophyta; uncertain affinity (Sciadopityaceae?) Canopy/xerophytic (upland, well drained) Senectotetradites grossus CA Antophyta; eudicots; Nelumbonaceae? Floating plant?/hygrophytic (marshes) Senectotetradites spp. SJ, AP cf. Serialis sp. SJ Antophyta; uncertain affinity Hygrophytic? Sestrosporites pseudoalveolatus CA Lycophyta; Lycopodiaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (lowland, mires, wet environments) Singhipollis microreticulatus SJ, CA Antophyta; uncertain affinity Ground cover?/hygrophytic? Spermatites sp. CA, AP Antophyta; uncertain affinity Hygrophytic? Spiniferites twistringiensis CA Dinoflagellata: Gonyaulacaceae Marine Spiniferites spp. SJ, CA Staplinisporites caminus SJ, AP Lycophyta; Lycopodiaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (lowland, mires, wet environments) Staplinisporites cf. telatus AP Steevesipollenites sp. CA, AP Gymnospermophyta; Gnetales; Ephedraceae Shrub/xerophytic (lowland, coastal, upland) Stellatopollis cf. barghoornii SJ Antophyta; uncertain affinity (Magnoliids, Monocots) Groun cover/hygrophytic (pioneer, mire, marshes) Stellatopollis sp. AP Stereisporites psilatus SJ, CA Bryophyta; Sphagnales; Sphagnaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (marshes, peat bog?) Stereisporites spp. SJ, CA, AP Striatella cf. balmei CA Monilophyta; uncertain affinities Ground cover/hygrophytic Striatopollis sp. SJ, CA, AP

Antophyta; Eudicots Canopy?/xerophytic? (lowland) Subtilisphaera sp. CA Dinoflagellata: Peridiniaceae Marine Tasmanaceae? Gen. et sp. indet. AP Chlorophyta (Prasinophyte) Marine Tasmanites sp. CA Chlorophyta (Prasinophyte) Marine Taurocusporites segmentatus SJ, CA, AP Bryophyta; Sphagnales; Sphagnaceae Ground cover/hygrophytic (marshes, peat bog?) Taurocusporites sp. CA, AP Taxodiaceaepollenites hiatus SJ, CA, AP Gymnospermophyta; Coniferales; Cupressaceae (taxodioids) Canopy/hygrophytic (mire, marshes, river shores, wet lowland) Tehamadinium sp. CA Dinoflagellata: Leptodinioideae Marine Tenua hystrix SJ Dinoflagellata: Gonyaulacaceae Marine Tetracolpites sp. CA Antophyta; Eudicots Canopy?/xerophytic? (lowland) Tetraporina sp. SJ Chlorophyta; Zygnemataceae Freshwaters Tigrisporites scurrandus SJ Monilophyta; Filicales Ground cover/hygrophytic (lowland) Tigrisporites sp. CA Transitoripollis anulisulcatus SJ, CA, AP Antophyta; Chloranthaceae-Ceratophyllum clade Groun cover?/hygrophytic? Transitoripollis similis CA, AP Transitoripollis cf. similis SJ Transitoripollis spp. SJ, CA, AP Trichodinium castanea CA, 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 18 / 51