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Glossopteris obliqua

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Gangamopteris obliqua was named by McCoy (1875). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Glossopteris obliqua by Kovacs (1971), Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Gangamopteris obliqua McCoy
1971Glossopteris obliqua Kovacs
1976Gangamopteris obliqua Lakhanpal et al.
1991Glossopteris obliqua Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusGlossopteris
speciesobliqua(McCoy 1875)

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 obliqua McCoy 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1India Gangamopteris obliqua (30137)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4India (Jharkhand) Gangamopteris obliqua (225343)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Jharkhand) Gangamopteris obliqua (224726 226925)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India Gangamopteris obliqua (30145)