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Brachyphyllum spiroxylum

Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae

Taxonomy
Brachyphyllum spiroxylum was named by Bose (1952). It is not extant. Its type locality is Amarjola, Rajmahal Hills, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in the Rajmahal Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Brachyphyllum spiroxylum Bose
1976Brachyphyllum spiroxylum Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
familyAraucariaceaeHenckel and Hochstetter 1865
genusBrachyphyllum
speciesspiroxylumBose 1952

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.

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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Jharkhand) Brachyphyllum spiroxylum (type locality: 224719)