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Platycardia bengalensis

Taxonomy
Platycardia bengalensis was named by Pant and Nautiyal (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is Raniganj, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Platycardia bengalensis Pant and Nautiyal
1976Platycardia bengalensis Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusPlatycardiaPant and Nautiyal 1960
speciesbengalensisPant and Nautiyal 1960

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.

†Platycardia bengalensis Pant and Nautiyal 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Lopingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India Platycardia bengalensis (type locality: 30166)