Gymnospermae - Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Parent taxon: Cupressaceae according to M. J. M. Christenhusz et al. 2011
See also Ahuja and Neale 2002 and Chandler 1978
Sister taxa: Actinostrobus, Athrotaxidoideae, Austrohamia, Bungarbia, Callitroideae, Calocedrus, Calycocarpus, Chamaecyparioxylon, Cryptomeria, Cunninghamioideae, Cupressaceoovulites, Cupressinites, Cupressistrobus, Cupressoideae, Cupressospermum, Ditaxocladus, Drumhellera, Heterocladiscos, Heyderia, Juniperoxylon, Mesocyparis, Metacupressinoxylon, Microbiota, Monarophyllum, Neocallitropsis, Palaeocallitroxylon, Patagotaxodia, Pilgerodendron, Platycladus, Protocupressinoxylon, Sabina, Sequoioideae, Sequoioxylon, Taiwanioideae, Taxodioideae, Taxodioxylon, Tetraclinis, Tetraclinoxylon, Thuites, Thujadendron, Thujatostrobus, Widdringtonia
Subtaxa: Sequoiadendron fordi Sequoiadendron giganteum
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Miocene of United States (14: California, Idaho, Nevada)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (4)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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