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Sahnites gondwanensis

Taxonomy
Pityosporites gondwanensis was named by Mehta (1944). 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.

It was recombined as Sahnites gondwanensis by Maithy (1965), Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Pityosporites gondwanensis Mehta
1965Sahnites gondwanensis Maithy
1976Sahnites gondwanensis Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
genusSahnitesPant
RankNameAuthor
speciesgondwanensis(Mehta 1944)

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.

†Sahnites gondwanensis Mehta 1944
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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 Lopingian or 293.52000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India Sahnites gondwanensis (30145 30151)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Madhya Pradesh) Pityosporites gondwanensis (30175)