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Rugapites spherica

Cycadopsida - Pteridospermales

Taxonomy
Rugapites spherica was named by Pant and Basu (1977). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nidhpuri, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Pali Formation of India. It is the type species of Rugapites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Rugapites spherica Pant and Basu
1991Rugapites spherica Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderPteridospermales
genusRugapitesPant and Basu 1977
speciessphericaPant and Basu 1977

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.

†Rugapites spherica Pant and Basu 1977
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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 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 (Madhya Pradesh) Rugapites spherica (type locality: 30173)