Parent taxon: Gymnospermae according to R. N. Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Aethophyllum, Alatocarpus, Allicospermum, Araucariales, Arberiella, Archaeosperma, Barakaroxylon, Belemnopteris, Bennettitales, Birsinghpuria, Bulbospermum, Cardiocarpum, Carpodium, Collospermum, Coniferae, Coniferales, Cordaitopsida, Cornucarpus, Cupressoconus, Damudoxylon, Entylissa, Gondwanophyllites, Indoxylon, Kamthioxylon, Kaokoxylon, Kryshtofovichiella, Lyginopteridopsida, Maheshwariella, Megaporoxylon, Nandorioxylon, Nidispermum, Niponophyllum, Nummulospermum, Otofeistia, Pakuriospermum, Palaeocarpus, Palispermum, Pantiaspermum, Paradoxospermum, Parapalaeoxylon, Platycardia, Polyloboxylon, Polysolenoxylon, Prototaxopitys, Pyriformispermum, Retortistoma, Rotundaspermum, Savitrispermum, Scirroma, Sclerospiroxylon, Sertostrobus, Shivacarpus, Sonajorispermum, Stephanostoma, Stereocarpus, Sujfunophyllum, Surangephyllum, Tanaidia, Tanaidocarpidium, Taxaliospermum, Taxineae, Taxopitys, Triangulospermum, Trigonomyelon, Uesuguipollenites, Voltziostrobus, Zalesskioxylon, Ashmoripollis, Embergerixylon, Amdrupia, Pteridospermaexylon, Falcisporites, Pteridospermopsida, Protopolyporoxylon, Decussosporites, Alisporites, Lagenospermopsida, Menaispermae, Striomonosaccites, Rugubivesiculites, Cedripites, Pilasporites, Perinopollenites, Accintisporites, Galeacornea, Enzonalasporites, Paradoxoxylon, Reticulopitys, Taeniopitys, Indusiisporites, Solenoxylon, Ktalenia, Squamae, Prototaxodioxylon, Taxacites, Shanbeipollenites, Darneya, Gnetaceaepollenites, Minutosaccus, Protopitys, Svalbardoxylon, Cycadinoxylon, Scotoxylon, Protocircoporoxylon, Dinophyton, Majsassia, Exesipollenites, Parataxopitys, Lobatoxylon, Antarcticoxylon, Trisocladus, Tungussocarpus, Lasiostrobus, Eddya, Sofrepites, Yorkoxylon, Cerebropollenites, Parcisporites, Zonallapollenites, Yezonia, Tordoxylon
Subtaxa: Prototaxoxylon gondwanense Prototaxoxylon intertrappeum Prototaxoxylon mahabalei Prototaxoxylon maithyi Prototaxoxylon uniseriale
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of India (1 collection)
• Permian of India (3), Oman (1)
Total: 5 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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