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Protocyathea rajmahalense

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae

Taxonomy
Protocyathea rajmahalense was named by Jacob (1937). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sakrigali Ghat, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in the Rajmahal Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Protocyathea rajmahalense Jacob
1976Protocyathea rajmahalense Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995
familyCyatheaceaeKaulfuss 1827
genusProtocyatheaFeistmantel 1877
speciesrajmahalenseJacob 1937

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) Protocyathea rajmahalense (type locality: 224607)