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Araucariacites cooksonii

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Taxonomy
Araucariacites cooksonii was named by Singh et al. (1964). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pur River Section, Trambau, which is in an Aptian/Albian fluvial-lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Bhuj Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Araucariacites cooksonii Singh et al.
1968Araucariacites cooksonii Venkatachala
1976Araucariacites cooksonii Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusAraucariacitesCookson and Couper 1953
speciescooksoniiSingh et al. 1964

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.

†Araucariacites cooksonii Singh et al. 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 161.50000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Gujarat) Araucariacites cooksonii (224785 225331 227057)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1India (Gujarat) Araucariacites cooksonii (type locality: 32378)