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Foveosporites indicus

Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales

Taxonomy
Foveosporites indicus was named by Mathur and Chopra (1982). It is not extant. Its type locality is Diamond Harbour Well No. 1, which is in a Quaternary fluvial-lacustrine horizon in India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. lacunosus, F. lacunosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Foveosporites indicus Mathur and Chopra
1991Foveosporites indicus Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderSelaginellalesPrantl 1874
genusFoveosporitesBalme 1957
speciesindicusMathur and Chopra 1982

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.

†Foveosporites indicus Mathur and Chopra 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Quaternary or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Foveosporites indicus (type locality: 228850)