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Venustostrobus

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Venustostrobus was named by Chandra and Surange (1977). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Glossopteridales by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Venustostrobus Chandra and Surange
1991Venustostrobus 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
genusVenustostrobusChandra and Surange 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.

G. †Venustostrobus Chandra and Surange 1977
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†Venustostrobus ghusikensis Chandra and Surange 1977
†Venustostrobus indicus Chandra and Surange 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Lopingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Jharkhand) V. sp. (224650)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India (Odisha) V. sp. (30177)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 251.902India V. sp. 1, V. indicus (30166)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902India (West Bengal) V. ghusikensis (229654)