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Glossopteris elongata
Taxonomy
Glossopteris elongata was named by Rigby et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sitarampur, which is in a Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in India.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1881 | Sagenopteris polyphylla Feistmantel |
| 1976 | Sagenopteris polyphylla Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1980 | Glossopteris elongata Rigby et al. |
| 1991 | Glossopteris elongata Chandra and Tewari |
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†Glossopteris elongata Rigby et al. 1980
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Invalid names: Sagenopteris polyphylla Feistmantel 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Lopingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permian | India (Jharkhand) | Glossopteris elongata (224700) | |
| Wordian - Lopingian | India | Glossopteris retifera (30162) Sagenopteris polyphylla, Glossopteris elongata (30166) | |
| Lopingian | India (Chhattisgarh) | Glossopteris retifera (225407) | |
| Lopingian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Glossopteris retifera (225432) | |
| Lopingian | India (West Bengal) | Glossopteris elongata (type locality: 225442) |