Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Gleichotheca

Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae

Taxonomy
Gleichotheca was named by Pant and Srivastava (1977). It is not extant. Its type is Gleichotheca jabalpurensis.

It was assigned to Gleicheniaceae by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Species
G. jabalpurensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Gleichotheca Pant and Srivastava
1991Gleichotheca Chandra and Tewari

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusGleichothecaPant and Srivastava 1977

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.

G. †Gleichotheca Pant and Srivastava 1977
show all | hide all
†Gleichotheca jabalpurensis Pant and Srivastava 1977
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 Cretaceous or 161.50000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous161.5 - 100.5India (Madhya Pradesh) G. jabalpurensis (224644)