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Ptilophyllum oldhamii

Bennettitales

Taxonomy
Ptilophyllum oldhamii was named by Jacob and Jacob (1954). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ghuneri, Kutch, which is in a Cretaceous marginal marine horizon in the Bhuj Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Ptilophyllum oldhamii Jacob and Jacob
1976Ptilophyllum oldhamii Lakhanpal et al.
1991Ptilophyllum oldhamii Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
Radiatopses
RankNameAuthor
Lignophytia
Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
genusPtilophyllumMorris 1840
speciesoldhamiiJacob and Jacob 1954

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.

Ptilophyllum oldhamii Jacob and Jacob 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 161.50000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Odisha) Ptilophyllum oldhamii (225920)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5India (Gujarat) Ptilophyllum oldhamii (type locality: 224620)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1India (Gujarat) Ptilophyllum oldhamii (32378)