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Rodeites

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Rodeites
Temporal range: Paleogene-Neogene[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Salviniales
Family: Marsileaceae
Genus: Rodeites
Sahni
Species:
R. dakshinii
Binomial name
Rodeites dakshinii
Sahni

Rodeites dakshinii is a fossil belonging to the fern family Marsileaceae. The fossil consists of a preserved sporocarp containing spores, and was recovered from a Cenozoic chert of India.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Taylor, Thomas N.; Edith L. Taylor (1993). The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. pp. 434–435. ISBN 0-13-651589-4.