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Indocarpus elongatus

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Indocarpus elongatus was named by Surange and Chandra (1974). It is not extant. Its type locality is Handapa, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Hinjir Formation of India. It is the type species of Indocarpus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Indocarpus elongatus Surange and Chandra
1991Indocarpus elongatus Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
RankNameAuthor
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusIndocarpusSurange and Chandra 1974
specieselongatusSurange and Chandra 1974

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.

†Indocarpus elongatus Surange and Chandra 1974
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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 Wordian to the top of the Lopingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Odisha) Indocarpus elongatus (type locality: 30177)