Podocarpoxylon prumnopityoides Gnaedinger et al. 2017 (podocarp)

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Full reference: S. Gnaedinger, R. A. Coria, E. Koppelhus, S. Casadío, M. Tunik and P. Currie. 2017. First Lower Cretaceous record of Podocarpaceae wood associated with dinosaur remains from Patagonia, Neuquén Province, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 78:228-239

Belongs to Podocarpoxylon according to S. Gnaedinger et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Podocarpoxylon aparenchymatosum, Podocarpoxylon atuelensis, Podocarpoxylon juniperoides, Podocarpoxylon kutchensis, Podocarpoxylon mazzonii, Podocarpoxylon mcgeei, Podocarpoxylon multiparenchymatosum, Podocarpoxylon vikramii

Type specimen: MCF-PBPH-223. Its type locality is Pilmatué, which is in a Valanginian fluvial sandstone in the Mulichinco Formation of Argentina.

Distribution: found only at Pilmatué

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