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Salvinia indica

Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae

Taxonomy
Salvinia indica was named by Ali et al. (2025). Its type specimen is SKBU/PPL/HP/S/1, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dharampur, which is in a Paleocene/Eocene marine horizon in the Subathu Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Salvinia indica Ali et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSalvinialesLink 1833
familySalviniaceaeLestiboudois
genusSalviniaAdanson 1763
speciesindica

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Salvinia indica Ali et al. 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07India (Himachal Pradesh) Salvinia indica (type locality: 275765)