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Glossopteris acaulis

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Taxonomy
Glossopteris acaulis was named by McClelland (1850). It is not extant. Its type locality is Raniganj, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Glossopteris acaulis McClelland
1976Glossopteris acaulis Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classArberiopsida
orderArberialesMeyen 1982
genusGlossopteris
speciesacaulisMcClelland 1850

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Glossopteris acaulis McClelland 1850
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Diagnosis
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