Parent taxon: Coniferophyta according to H. N. Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Abietoxylon, Abiocaulis, Albertia, Alloxylon, Anomaloxylon, Arctoxylon, Benstedtia, Borysthenia, Callitrites, Calloxylon, Cedrophloios, Ceratostrobus, Cheirostrobus, Cladocupressoxylon, Coniferoxylon, Cordaitales, Cormaraucarioxylon, Cormocedroxylon, Cormocupressoxylon, Cryptomerites, Cupressoxylon, Cycadocarpidium, Dammarophyllum, Dictyodendron, Eleoxylon, Eurysacis, Germaria, Glyptolepidium, Glyptostroboxylon, Hiltonia, Krauselcladus, Lebachia, Legnophora, Legnophora girardi, Libocedrites, Lutuginia, Macrostachya, Metacedroxylon, Paraphyllocladoxylon, Parapinuxylon, Phleboxylon, Phyllocladopitys, Phyllostrobus, Pityites, Pityocladus, Platyspiroxylon, Protobrachyoxylon, Protocedroxylon, Protojuniperoxylon, Protopiceoxylon, Protopinuxylon, Protopodocarpoxylon, Pseudoaraucarites, Pseudotaxodioxylon, Retinoxylon, Rhizocedroxylon, Rhizotaxodioxylon, Sboromirskia, Spiroxylon, Storgaardia, Swedenborgia, Taxeopsis, Taxoxylon, Taxoxylum, Thylloxylon, Trematoxylon, Walchia, Walchiostrobus, Zamioidea
Subtaxa: Paleotaxites praecursor
Type: Paleotaxites praecursor
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Arizona collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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