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Lepidopteris indica

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Lepidopteris indica was named by Bose and Srivastava (1972). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nidhpuri, which is in a Triassic fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Nidhpuri Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. arctica, L. brevipinnata, L. brownii, L. ottonis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Lepidopteris indica Bose and Srivastava
1991Lepidopteris indica Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusLepidopterisSchimper 1869
speciesindicaBose and Srivastava 1972

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.

†Lepidopteris indica Bose and Srivastava 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Triassic or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7India (Madhya Pradesh) Lepidopteris indica (type locality: 30132)