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Polycolpites vimalii

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Polycolpites vimalii was named by Sah and Dutta (1966). It is not extant. Its type locality is Umstew, which is in a Paleocene fluvial horizon in the Cherra Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Octacolpites brevicolpa Baksi
1966Polycolpites vimalii Sah and Dutta
1976Polycolpites vimalii Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
genusPolycolpitesCouper 1953
speciesvimaliiSah and Dutta 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.

Polycolpites vimalii Sah and Dutta 1966
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Invalid names: Octacolpites brevicolpa Baksi 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 66.00000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) Polycolpites vimalii (type locality: 224682 224683)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Meghalaya) Octacolpites brevicolpa (224890)