†Scutum Plumstead 1952
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Parent taxon: Glossopteridales according to S. Chandra and R. Tewari 1991
See also Andrews 1970 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Arberiaceae, Lidgettonia, Plumsteadiostrobus, Jambadostrobus, Schopfia, Ghoshialepis, Plumsteadia, Gondwanolepis, Cistella, Eretmonia, Mahudaea, Khania, Scopus, Indocarpus, Denkania, Ottokaria, Partha, Venustostrobus, Vertebraria, Dictyopteridium, Bankolaea, Kendostrobus
Subtaxa: Scutum draperium Scutum indicum Scutum leslium Scutum sahnii
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections), India (7), South Africa (4)
Total: 13 collections including 26 occurrences
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