Pachypteris indica Oldham and Morris 1863

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Umkomasiaceae

Alternative combinations: Palissya indica, Taxodites indicus

Synonyms: Dichopteris ellorensis Feistmantel 1879, Palissya bhoojoorensis Feistmantel 1876

Belongs to Pachypteris according to Bose and Roy 1968

See also Andrews 1970 and Chandra and Tewari 1991

Sister taxa: Pachypteris auriculata, Pachypteris brevipinnata, Pachypteris crassa, Pachypteris elegans, Pachypteris gangapurensis, Pachypteris haburensis, Pachypteris holdenii, Pachypteris lanceolata

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of India (7 collections)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of India (2)

• Jurassic of India (13)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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