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Dicksonia speciosa

Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae

Taxonomy
Dicksonia speciosa was named by Sharma (1975). It is not extant. Its type locality is Dhaukuti, Rajmahal Hills, which is in a Jurassic fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Rajmahal Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Dicksonia speciosa Sharma
1991Dicksonia speciosa Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyDicksoniaceaeSchomb 1849
genusDicksoniaL'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
speciesspeciosaSharma 1975

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.

Dicksonia speciosa Sharma 1975
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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 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Jharkhand) Dicksonia speciosa (type locality: 225504)