†Vertebraria indica Royle 1839

Arberiopsida - Arberiales

Synonym: Sphenophyllum indicum Unger 1850 [objective synonym]

Belongs to Vertebraria according to J. F. Royle 1840

See also Chandra and Tewari 1991, Feistmantel 1876, Lakhanpal et al. 1976 and Unger 1850

Sister taxa: Vertebraria australis, Vertebraria gondwanensis, Vertebraria myelonis, Vertebraria radiata, Vertebraria raniganjensis

Type specimens:

  • Vertebraria indica: Its type locality is Raniganj, which is in a Wordian/Lopingian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Raniganj Formation of India
  • Sphenophyllum indicum: India, Western Bengal, Burdwan District, Burdwan Coalfield (‘Bardwán’); Permian (Dept. Palaeontol., Nat. Hist. Mus. London, No. V5189), a root.

Distribution:

• Triassic of India (3 collections)

• Permian of Australia (16), India (56), South Africa (1)

• Carboniferous of India (1)

Total: 77 collections each including a single occurrence

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