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Glossopteris nakkarea

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Glossopteris nakkarea was named by Chandra and Surange (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Karanpura, which is in the Artinskian/Kungurian of horizon the Barakar Formation India.

Synonyms
  • Glossopteris fusa was named by Kulkarni (1971). It is not extant. Its type locality is Karanpura, which is in the Artinskian/Kungurian of horizon the Barakar Formation India.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Glossopteris nakkarea by Chandra and Tewari (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Glossopteris fusa Kulkarni
1979Glossopteris nakkarea Chandra and Surange
1991Glossopteris nakkarea Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusGlossopteris
speciesnakkareaChandra and Surange 1979

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.

†Glossopteris nakkarea Chandra and Surange 1979
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Invalid names: Glossopteris fusa Kulkarni 1971 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4India Glossopteris nakkarea (30152) Glossopteris nakkarea, Glossopteris fusa (type locality: 30155)