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Glochidioxylon sahnii

Equisetopsida

Taxonomy
Glochidioxylon sahnii was named by Prakash (1959). Its type specimen is BSIP 10363, a wood, and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Bharatwada, Nagpur, which is in a Paleogene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

It was recombined as Paraphyllanthoxylon sahnii by Mädel (1962), Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Glochidioxylon sahnii Prakash
1962Paraphyllanthoxylon sahnii Mädel
1976Paraphyllanthoxylon sahnii Lakhanpal et al.
2017Glochidioxylon sahnii Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
genusGlochidioxylonBailey 1924
speciessahniiPrakash 1959

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Glochidioxylon sahnii Prakash 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Maharashtra) Glochidioxylon sahnii (type locality: 225287)