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Cupressinoxylon alternans

Coniferales

Taxonomy
Cupressinoxylon alternans was named by Sahni (1931). It is not extant. Its type locality is Raghavapuram, which is in a Jurassic fluvial horizon in India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Cupressinoxylon alternans Sahni
1976Cupressinoxylon alternans Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
genusCupressinoxylonGöppert 1850
speciesalternansSahni 1931

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Jurassic or 163.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Cupressinoxylon alternans (type locality: 224896)