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Sahnia nipaniensis

Ginkgoopsida - Pentoxylales

Taxonomy
Sahnia nipaniensis was named by Vishnu-Mittre (1953). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nipania, which is in the Jurassic of horizon the Parsora Formation India. It is the type species of Sahnia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Sahnia nipaniensis Vishnu-Mittre
1976Sahnia nipaniensis Lakhanpal et al.
1991Sahnia nipaniensis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
RankNameAuthor
orderPentoxylales
genusSahniaVishnu-Mittre 1953
speciesnipaniensisVishnu-Mittre 1953

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.

†Sahnia nipaniensis Vishnu-Mittre 1953
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Rajasthan) Sahnia nipaniensis (type locality: 30133)