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Margocolporites sahnii

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Margocolporites sahnii was named by Ramanujam (1966). It is not extant. Its type locality is Neyveli, which is in a Miocene marginal marine lignite in the Neyveli Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. cribellatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Margocolporites sahnii Ramanujam
1976Margocolporites sahnii Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusMargocolporitesRamanajuan 1966
speciessahniiRamanujam 1966

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.

†Margocolporites sahnii Ramanujam 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Miocene or 55.80000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Gujarat) Margocolporites sahnii (224627)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Margocolporites sahnii (type locality: 224618)