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Glossopteris tenuinervis

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Glossopteris tenuinervis was named by Pant and Gupta (1971). It is not extant. Its type locality is Raniganj, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Glossopteris tenuinervis Pant and Gupta
1991Glossopteris tenuinervis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusGlossopteris
speciestenuinervisPant and Gupta 1971

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 tenuinervis Pant and Gupta 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Early/Lower Triassic or 266.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India Glossopteris tenuinervis, Glossopteris linearis (type locality: 30166)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7India (Madhya Pradesh) Glossopteris tenuinervis (30132)