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Dictyozamites falcatus

Bennettitales

Taxonomy
Dictyopteris falcata was named by Morris (1863). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bansloi River at Amrapara, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in the Rajmahal Formation of India.

It was recombined as Dictyozamites falcatus by Medlicott and Blanford (1879), Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Dictyopteris falcata Morris
1879Dictyozamites falcatus Medlicott and Blanford
1976Dictyozamites falcatus Lakhanpal et al.
1991Dictyozamites falcatus Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
genusDictyozamitesOldham 1863
speciesfalcatus(Morris 1863)

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.

†Dictyozamites falcatus Morris 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Chile Dictyozamites falcatus (35170)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Dictyozamites falcatus (229271 229414)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Jharkhand) Dictyopteris falcata (224718) Dictyozamites falcatus (224719 224957 225143 229413)