Nipania (Jurassic of India)

Also known as PGAP 321

Where: Rajasthan, India (24.7° N, 87.4° E: paleocoordinates 41.0° S, 41.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Parsora Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 145.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S.C. Shah. 1972. Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous megaflora in India - a review. Records of the Geological Survey of India 109(2):55-81 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 30133: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003, edited by Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
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unclassified
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Solenosteopteris "sp. 1", Solenosteopteris "sp. 2", Nipanogruha "sp. 1", Nipanogruha "sp. 2", Nipanogruha "sp. 3", Protocyatha "sp. 1", Chomosporites indet.2, Zonaletes sp.2
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Brachyphyllum "sp. 1", Brachyphyllum "sp. 2", Brachyphyllum "sp. 3", Brachyphyllum florinii n. sp.2, Araucaria "sp. 1", Araucarites nipaniensis n. sp.2, Araucarites mittrii1, Pagiophyllum "sp. 1", Pagiophyllum araucaroides n. sp.2
Brachyphyllum "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Brachyphyllum "sp. 2" Brongniart 1828
Brachyphyllum "sp. 3" Brongniart 1828
Brachyphyllum florinii n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Araucaria "sp. 1" de Jussieu 1789
Araucarites nipaniensis n. sp.2 Singh 1957
Araucarites mittrii1 Bohra and Sharma 1980
Pagiophyllum araucaroides n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris sp.2
Sphenopteris sp.2 Sternberg 1825
Alisporites
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Alisporites auriculiformis n. sp.2, Alisporites jurassicus n. sp.2
Alisporites auriculiformis n. sp.2 Rao 1943
Alisporites jurassicus n. sp.2 Rao 1943
Liratosporites
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Liratosporites sp.2
Liratosporites sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre
Camptosporites
  -
Camptosporites sp.2
Setosisporites
  -
Setosisporites sp.2
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris spatulata2, "cf. Nilssonia sp." = Nilsonia2, Bucklandia sp.2
Taeniopteris spatulata2 McClelland 1850 cycads
"cf. Nilssonia sp." = Nilsonia2 Brongniart 1825 cycads
Bucklandia sp.2 Sternberg 1825 cycads
Ginkgoopsida
 Pentoxylales -
Nipaniophyllum raoi n. gen. n. sp.2, Sahnia nipaniensis n. gen. n. sp.2, Carnoconites rajmahalensis1, Carnoconites compactum2, Pentoxylon sahnii2, "Nipanioxylon guptae n. gen. n. sp." = Nipanioxylon guptai2
Nipaniophyllum raoi n. gen. n. sp.2 Sahni 1948
Sahnia nipaniensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1953
Carnoconites compactum2 Srivastava 1944
Pentoxylon sahnii2 Srivastava 1944
"Nipanioxylon guptae n. gen. n. sp." = Nipanioxylon guptai2 Srivastava 1944
Tetrasaccus
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Tetrasaccus sp.2
Sporojuglandoidites jurassicus
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Sporojuglandoidites jurassicus n. gen. n. sp.2
Sporojuglandoidites jurassicus n. gen. n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1956
Periplecosporites
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Periplecosporites sp.2
Dictyoaletes
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Dictyoaletes sp.2
Dictyoaletes sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1955
 Bennettitales -
Ptilophyllum sp.2, Ptilophyllum cf. cutchense2, Ptilophyllum nipanica n. sp.2, "Carnoconites laxum" = Williamsonia kakadbhitensis2, Williamsonia cf. sewardiana2, "Zamites proximus" = Pterophyllum footeanum2, Dictyozamites hallei2, "Dictyozamites indica" = Dictyozamites indicus2
Ptilophyllum sp.2 Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum nipanica n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1957
"Carnoconites laxum" = Williamsonia kakadbhitensis2 Bose and Banerji 1984
"Zamites proximus" = Pterophyllum footeanum2 Feistmantel 1879
Dictyozamites hallei2 Sahni and Rao 1933
"Dictyozamites indica" = Dictyozamites indicus2 Feistmantel 1876
Entylissa
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Entylissa sp.2
Entylissa sp.2 Naumova 1937
 Coniferales -
Sitholeya rajmahalensis n. gen. n. sp.2, Podostrobus sp.1, "Masculostrobus sahnii n. sp." = Podostrobus sahnii2, "Masculostrobus podocarpoides n. sp." = Podostrobus rajmahalensis2, Nipaniostrobus aciculifolia n. sp.2, Nipaniostrobus sahnii n. gen. n. sp.2, Nipaniostrobus pagiophylloides n. sp.2, Mehtaia santalensis n. sp.2, Mehtaia rajmahalensis n. gen. n. sp.2, Mehtaia nipaniensis n. sp.2, Nipanioruha lanceolata n. sp.2, Nipanioruha granthia n. gen. n. sp.2, Nipanioruha curvifolia n. sp.2
Sitholeya rajmahalensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1958
Podostrobus sp.1 Rao and Bose 1971
"Masculostrobus sahnii n. sp." = Podostrobus sahnii2 Vishnu-Mittre 1956
"Masculostrobus podocarpoides n. sp." = Podostrobus rajmahalensis2 Rao 1943
Nipaniostrobus aciculifolia n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Nipaniostrobus sahnii n. gen. n. sp.2 Rao 1943
Nipaniostrobus pagiophylloides n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Mehtaia santalensis n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Mehtaia rajmahalensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1958
Mehtaia nipaniensis n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Nipanioruha lanceolata n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Nipanioruha granthia n. gen. n. sp.2 Rao 1947
"megastrobilus"
Nipanioruha curvifolia n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podosporites tripakshi n. sp.2, Callialasporites trilobatus2, Elatocladus sp.2, Elatocladus sahnii n. sp.2, Elatocladus conferta2
Podosporites tripakshi n. sp.2 Rao 1943 podocarp
Callialasporites trilobatus2 Balme 1957 podocarp
previously identified as Crassizonomonoletes
Elatocladus sp.2 Halle 1913 podocarp
Elatocladus sahnii n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959 podocarp
Elatocladus conferta2 Feistmantel 1877 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Indophyllum sahnii n. gen. n. sp.2, Indophyllum raoi n. sp.2, Indophyllum nipanica n. sp.2
Indophyllum sahnii n. gen. n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1958
Indophyllum raoi n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Indophyllum nipanica n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pityosporites sp.2, Pityosporites nipanica n. sp.2
Pityosporites sp.2 Seward 1914
Pityosporites nipanica n. sp.2 Rao 1942
Masculostrobus
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Masculostrobus rajmahalensis n. sp.2
Azonomonoletes
 Azonomonoletes -
Azonomonoletes indet.2
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales -
Lycoxylon "sp. 1", Lycoxylon indicum n. gen. n. sp.2
Lycoxylon "sp. 1" Srivastava 1946 clubmoss
Lycoxylon indicum n. gen. n. sp.2 Srivastava 1946 clubmoss
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Reticulatisporites sp.2, Lycopodiumsporites sp.2
Reticulatisporites sp.2 Ibrahim 1933 clubmoss
Lycopodiumsporites sp.2 Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 clubmoss
Tuberculatisporites
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Tuberculatisporites sp.2
Polypodiopsida
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Cladophlebis "sp. 1", Cladophlebis sahnii n. sp.2
Cladophlebis "sp. 1" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis sahnii n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
  - Dicksoniaceae
Tinpaharia sinuosa2
Tinpaharia sinuosa2 Jacob 1943
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites sp.2
Laevigatosporites sp.2 Ibrahim 1933
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
"Hausmannia indica n. sp." = Hausmannia crenata2
"Hausmannia indica n. sp." = Hausmannia crenata2 Nathorst 1878
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
"Equisetites rajmahalensis" = Equisetum rajmahalense2
"Equisetites rajmahalensis" = Equisetum rajmahalense2 Oldham and Morris 1863 horsetail
Pteridopsida
 Filicales -
Solenostelopteris sahnii n. sp.2, Solenostelopteris nipanica n. sp.2, Dictyostelopteris jacobii n. sp.2, Dictyostelopteris rajmahalense n. sp.2, Dictyostelopteris fasciosteleoides n. sp.2
Solenostelopteris sahnii n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Solenostelopteris nipanica n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Dictyostelopteris jacobii n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Dictyostelopteris rajmahalense n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Dictyostelopteris fasciosteleoides n. sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1959
Lophosporites
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Lophosporites sp.2
Lophosporites sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1955
Dictyotriletes
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Dictyotriletes sp.2
Dictyotriletes sp.2 Naumova 1950
Laevigatimonoletes
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Laevigatimonoletes sp.2
Laevigatimonoletes sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1955
Laevigataletes
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Laevigataletes sp.2
Laevigataletes sp.2 Vishnu-Mittre 1955
unclassified
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Charophyta indet.2
Charophyta indet.2 Migula 1890
 Charales - Characeae
Nitellites "sp. 1", Nitellites sahnii n. gen. n. sp.2
Nitellites "sp. 1" Horn af Rantzien 1957
Nitellites sahnii n. gen. n. sp.2 Horn af Rantzien 1957
1Chandra and Tewari 1991; 2Lakhanpal et al. 1976