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Glossopteris indica

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Glossopteris indica was named by Schimper (1869).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Glossopteris indica Schimper
1932Glossopteris indica Du Toit p. 398
1976Glossopteris indica Lakhanpal et al.
1991Glossopteris indica Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusGlossopteris
speciesindicaSchimper 1869

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.

†Glossopteris indica Schimper 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Early/Lower Triassic or 293.52000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous - Permian358.86 - 251.902India (Jammu and Kashmir) Glossopteris indica (225362)
Carboniferous - Permian358.86 - 251.902India (Kashmir) Glossopteris indica (224647)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1India Glossopteris indica (30139)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Uganda Glossopteris indica (30951 209336)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4India (Jammu & Kashmir) Glossopteris indica (229353 229355)
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris indica (225069 225443)
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Jharkhand) Glossopteris indica (224700 225417 225423 229614)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Argentina (Santa Cruz) Glossopteris indica (211313)
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Jammu & Kashmir) Glossopteris indica (229354)
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Arunachal Pradesh) Glossopteris indica (229412 229531)
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Chhattisgarh) Glossopteris indica (229496)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India Glossopteris indica (30145 30151)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris indica (225350 225366)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India Glossopteris indica (30152 30153 30155 30159)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India (Jharkhand) Glossopteris indica (225345 225367 225480 229819 229820)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India (Odisha) Glossopteris indica (225422 225449) Glossopteris indica, Glossopteris communis (225024)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Jharkhand) Glossopteris communis (224650)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India Glossopteris indica (30162 30164 30165 30166) Glossopteris indica, Glossopteris communis (30163)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Maharashtra) Glossopteris indica (225055 225330 225361 229239)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Chhattisgarh) Glossopteris indica (225407 225408)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Odisha) Glossopteris indica (225416 225419)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Andhra Pradesh) Glossopteris indica (224649)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Jharkhand) Glossopteris indica (224956 225418)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (West Bengal) Glossopteris indica (224735 225342)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris indica (186681 225432 225437)
Lopingian - Early/Lower Triassic259.51 - 246.7India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris indica (225421)
Lopingian - Early/Lower Triassic259.51 - 246.7India (Chhattisgarh) Glossopteris indica (225455)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris indica (226938)