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Glossopteris decipiens

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Glossopteris decipiens was named by Feistmantel (1879). It is not extant. Its type locality is Buriadih, which is in a Sakmarian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Glossopteris decipiens Feistmantel
1976Glossopteris decipiens Lakhanpal et al.
1991Glossopteris decipiens Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusGlossopteris
speciesdecipiensFeistmantel 1879

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 decipiens Feistmantel 1879
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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 Kungurian or 293.52000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Jharkhand) Glossopteris decipiens (224700)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Argentina (Santa Cruz) Glossopteris decipiens (211313)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Jharkhand) Glossopteris decipiens (224726 225360 type locality: 226913)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris decipiens (224746)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris decipiens (225350)