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Pityosporites nipanica

Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae

Taxonomy
Pityosporites nipanica was named by Rao (1942). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nipania, which is in the Jurassic of horizon the Parsora Formation India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Pityosporites nipanica Rao
1976Pityosporites nipanica Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyPinaceae
genusPityosporitesSeward 1914
speciesnipanicaRao 1942

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 (Rajasthan) Pityosporites nipanica (type locality: 30133)