Gymnospermae - Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Full reference: R. S. Hill and L. J. Scriven. 1999. Falcatifolium (Podocarpaceae) Macrofossils from Paleogene Sediments in South-eastern Australia: a Reassessment. Australian Systematic Botany 11(6):711-720
Parent taxon: Podocarpaceae according to R. S. Hill and L. J. Scriven 1999
Sister taxa: Acmopyle, Afrocarpus, Apterocladus, Bellarinea, Callialasporites, Circoporoxylon, Coronelia, Cuneatisporites, Dacrycarpidites, Dacrycarpites, Dacrycarpus, Dacrydioxylon, Dacrydium, Dacrydiumites, Decussocarpus, Elatocladus, Falcatifolium, Gamerroites, Halocarpus, Huncocladus, Kakahuia, Kirketapel, Lagarostrobos, Lepidothamnus, Lygistepollenites, Manoao, Matia, Mesembrioxylon, Mesibovia, Microalatidites, Microcachrydites, Microcachryidites, Microcachrys, Microstrobos, Minetaxites, Morenoa, Mumu, Nageia, Nothodacrium, Parasitaxus, Parvisaccites, Peuce, Pherospaera, Phrixipollenites, Phyllocladidites, Phyllocladoxylon, Phyllocladus, Platysaccus, Podocarpidites, Podocarpoovulites, Podocarpoxylon, Podocarpus, Podosporites, Podozamites, Prumnopitys, Retrophyllum, Rissikia, Saxegothaea, Saxegothopsis, Smithtonia, Sphaerostrobus, Sundacarpus, Triasococladus, Trichotomosulcites, Trisaccites, Willungia
Subtaxa: Sigmaphyllum australis Sigmaphyllum tasmanensis
Type: Sigmaphyllum australis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (2 collections)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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