†Harrisiophyllum indicum Sahni 1928

Gymnospermae - Coniferales

Alternative combinations: Araucaria indica, Desmiophyllum indicum

Synonym: Podozamites spathulatus Feistmantel 1876

Belongs to Harrisiophyllum according to Pant et al. 1983

See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Harrisiophyllum hacketioides, Harrisiophyllum linearis, Harrisiophyllum oblanceolatus, Harrisiophyllum spatulatus

Type specimens:

  • Harrisiophyllum indicum: Its type locality is Bansa, Shahdol, which is in a Jurassic/Cretaceous fluvial horizon in the Bansa Formation of India
  • Podozamites spathulatus:

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of India (1 collection)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of India (2)

• Jurassic of India (9)

• Triassic of India (1)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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