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Cycadopteris majus

Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae

Taxonomy
Cycadopteris majus was named by Bose and Sukh-Dev (1959). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bansa, Shahdol, which is in a Jurassic/Cretaceous fluvial horizon in the Bansa Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Cycadopteris majus Bose and Sukh-Dev
1976Cycadopteris majus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
classGymnospermopsida
orderCorystospermalesThomas 1933
RankNameAuthor
familyCorystospermaceae
genusCycadopterisZigno 1853
speciesmajusBose and Sukh-Dev 1959

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.

Cycadopteris majus Bose and Sukh-Dev 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Madhya Pradesh) Cycadopteris majus (type locality: 224644)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5India (Chhattisgarh) Cycadopteris majus (224959)