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Palispermum ovalis

Taxonomy
Palispermum ovalis was named by Pant et al. (1985). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pali Birsinghpur, which is in a Sakmarian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Karharbari Formation of India. It is the type species of Palispermum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Palispermum ovalis Pant et al.
1991Palispermum ovalis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
RankNameAuthor
—Radiatopses
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
genusPalispermumPant et al. 1985
speciesovalisPant et al. 1985

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.

†Palispermum ovalis Pant et al. 1985
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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: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Madhya Pradesh) Palispermum ovalis (type locality: 30149)