Contignisporites triletus Venkatachala et al. 1968 (fern)

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - 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 Contignisporites according to B. S. Venkatachala et al. 1968

See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Contignisporites burgeri, Contignisporites burgerii, Contignisporites cooksonae, Contignisporites cooksoniae, Contignisporites cooksonii, Contignisporites crenatus, Contignisporites dettmannii, Contignisporites fornicatus, Contignisporites glebulentus, Contignisporites kutchensis, Contignisporites medeae, Contignisporites multimuratus, Contignisporites psilatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pur River, 1.6km W of Rudramata Temple, which is in a Jurassic fluvial shale/sandstone in India

Distribution: found only at Pur River, 1.6km W of Rudramata Temple

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