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Taxonomy
Taxites planus was named by Feistmantel (1879). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Raghavapuram, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in India.
It was recombined as Elatocladus plana by Seward (1919), Sitholey (1944), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chandra and Tewari (1991).
It was recombined as Elatocladus plana by Seward (1919), Sitholey (1944), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chandra and Tewari (1991).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Taxites planus Feistmantel |
| 1919 | Elatocladus plana Seward |
| 1944 | Elatocladus plana Sitholey p. 12 figs. Pl 4, fig 24; text-fig 11 |
| 1976 | Elatocladus plana Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Elatocladus plana 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.
†Taxites planus Feistmantel 1879
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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 143.10000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Jurassic | India (Tamil Nadu) | Taxites planus (224646) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | India (Andhra Pradesh) | Taxites planus (224604 type locality: 224896) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Taxites planus (224644) |