Alternative spelling: Pitys
Parent taxon: Cordaitales according to H. N. Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Amyelon, Apaloxylon, Aporoxylon, Arberia, Archaeopitys, Botryoconus, Caenoxylon, Callixylon, Caracuboxylon, Cauloxylon, Cheirophyllum, Cladites, Conchophyllum, Cordaianthopsis, Cordaianthus, Cordaicarpus, Cordaicladus, Cordaifloyos, Cordaiopsis, Cordaiphloeum, Cordaispermum, Cordaistrobus, Cormocordaites, Dictyocordaites, Dolianitia, Dorycordaites, Eristophyton, Hypsilocarpus, Lepidoxylon, Medullopitys, Mesoxyloides, Mesoxylon, Mesoxylopsis, Metacordaites, Ormoxylon, Pelourdea, Pericordaites, Pinuxylon, Pityeae, Poacordaixylon, Poroxylon, Premnoxylon, Pycnophyllites, Pycnoxylon, Radiculites, Rhiptozamites, Rhizocordaites, Samarospadix, Schutzia, Scutocordaites, Squamophyllum, Taeniophyllum, Titanophyllum, Tithymalites, Xylophyllum
Subtaxa: Pitus antiqua
Type: Pitus antiqua
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
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