Family Altingiaceae Horan. 1841
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Altingiaceae
Parent taxon: Saxifragales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Jud 2011
Sister taxa: Ambaroxylon, Aphanopetalaceae, Cercidiphyllaceae, Crassulaceae, Cynomoriaceae, Daphniphyllaceae, Escalloniiphyllum, Grossulariaceae, Haloragaceae, Haloragis, Hamamelidaceae, Iteaceae, Paeoniaceae, Penthoraceae, Peridiscaceae, Saxifragaceae, Tetracarpaeaceae
Subtaxa: Altingioideae Liquidambarpollenites Steinhauera
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections), Myanmar (2), United States (1: Louisiana)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Georgia, New Jersey)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences