Gangamopteris whittiana Feistmantel 1876

Dictyopteridiopsida

Belongs to Gangamopteris according to R. N. Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Gangamopteris angustifolia, Gangamopteris anthrophyoides, Gangamopteris buriadica, Gangamopteris chatterjei, Gangamopteris clarkeana, Gangamopteris cyclopteroides, Gangamopteris fibrosa, Gangamopteris gondwanensis, Gangamopteris hispida, Gangamopteris hughesii, Gangamopteris indica, Gangamopteris intermedia, Gangamopteris karharbariensis, Gangamopteris kashmirensis, Gangamopteris major, Gangamopteris media, Gangamopteris mucronata, Gangamopteris oblanceolata, Gangamopteris obtusifolia, Gangamopteris papillosa, Gangamopteris spathulata, Gangamopteris srivastavae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Raniganj, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Permian of India (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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