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Scutum
Taxonomy
Scutum was named by Plumstead (1952). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Glossopteridaceae by Andrews (1970); to Glossopteridopsida by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Glossopteridales by Chandra and Tewari (1991).
It was assigned to Glossopteridaceae by Andrews (1970); to Glossopteridopsida by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Glossopteridales by Chandra and Tewari (1991).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Scutum Plumstead |
| 1970 | Scutum Andrews |
| 1976 | Scutum Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Scutum Chandra and Tewari |
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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.
G. †Scutum Plumstead 1952
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†Scutum draperium Plumstead 1952
†Scutum indicum Surange and Chandra 1974
†Scutum leslium Plumstead 1952
†Scutum sahnii Surange and Chandra 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 290.10000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artinskian | South Africa | S. sp. 1, S. sp. 2, S. sp. 3, S. sp. 4, S. sp. 5, S. sp. 6 (30892) | |
| Artinskian - Kungurian | India | S. sp. 1 (30159) | |
| Kungurian | South Africa (Mpumalanga) | S. ermeloense (14255) | |
| Kungurian | South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) | S. spp. (14283) | |
| Kungurian | South Africa (Gauteng) | S. rubidgeum, S. spp., S. draperium (14271) | |
| Roadian - Capitanian | Australia (New South Wales) | S. sp. 1 (29437) | |
| Wordian - Lopingian | India | S. sp. 1 (30166 30170 30172) S. sp. 1, S. sp. 2, S. sp. 3, S. leslium, S. draperium (30163) | |
| Wordian - Lopingian | India (Odisha) | S. sp. 1, S. indicum, S. sahnii (30177) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Queensland) | S. sp. 1 (29456) | |
| Lopingian | India (Jharkhand) | S. leslium (224888) |