Parent taxon: Cupressaceae according to P. Gadek et al. 2000
See also Ahuja and Neale 2002
Sister taxa: Actinostrobus, Athrotaxidoideae, Austrohamia, Bungarbia, Callitroideae, Calocedrus, Calycocarpus, Chamaecyparioxylon, Cryptomeria, Cupressaceoovulites, Cupressinites, Cupressistrobus, Cupressoideae, Cupressospermum, Ditaxocladus, Drumhellera, Heterocladiscos, Heyderia, Juniperoxylon, Mesocyparis, Metacupressinoxylon, Microbiota, Monarophyllum, Neocallitropsis, Palaeocallitroxylon, Patagotaxodia, Pilgerodendron, Platycladus, Protocupressinoxylon, Sabina, Sequoiadendron, Sequoioideae, Sequoioxylon, Taiwanioideae, Taxodioideae, Taxodioxylon, Tetraclinis, Tetraclinoxylon, Thuites, Thujadendron, Thujatostrobus, Widdringtonia
Subtaxa: Cunninghamia
Type: Cunninghamia
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Germany (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Germany (1), Japan (1)
• Miocene of China (2), Germany (12), Japan (1), Poland (2)
• Oligocene to Eocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Oligocene of Germany (2), United States (3: Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene of Canada (2: British Columbia)
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta, British Columbia), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 32 collections including 33 occurrences