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Schizaeoisporites minimus

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae

Taxonomy
Schizaeoisporites minimus was named by Ramanujam (1967). It is not extant. Its type locality is Neyveli, which is in a Miocene marginal marine lignite in the Neyveli Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. digitatoides, S. eocaenicus, S. hoegii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Schizaeoisporites minimus Ramanujam
1976Schizaeoisporites minimus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderSchizaeales
familySchizaeaceaeKaulfuss
genusSchizaeoisporitesDelcourt and Sprumont 1955
speciesminimusRamanujam 1967

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.

†Schizaeoisporites minimus Ramanujam 1967
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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: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Schizaeoisporites minimus (type locality: 224618)