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Pityosporites sewardii

Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae

Taxonomy
Pityosporites sewardii was named by Virkki (1946). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pali Birsinghpur, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Pityosporites sewardii Virkki
1976Pityosporites sewardii Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyPinaceae
genusPityosporitesSeward 1914
speciessewardiiVirkki 1946

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.

Pityosporites sewardii Virkki 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Lopingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Madhya Pradesh) Pityosporites sewardii (type locality: 30175)