Alsophilidites bellus Venkatachala et al. 1968 (scaly tree fern)

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Polypodiidae

Full reference: B. S. Venkatachala, R. K. Kar, and S. Raza. 1968. Palynology of the Mesozoic sediments of Kutch, W. India - 5. Spores and pollen from Katrol exposures near Bhuj, Kutch district, Gujarat state. The Palaeobotanist 17:184-207

Belongs to Alsophilidites according to B. S. Venkatachala et al. 1968

See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Alsophilidites densus, Alsophilidites exilis, Alsophilidites grandis, Alsophilidites kerguelensis, Alsophilidites pannuceus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Khari River near Bhuj, which is in a Jurassic fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/shale in the Katrol Formation of India

Distribution: found only at Khari River near Bhuj

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