Parent taxon: Gymnospermophyta according to A. M. Blazer 1975
See also Ash 1999
Sister taxa: Aethophyllum, Alatocarpus, Allicospermum, Araucariales, Arberiella, Archaeosperma, Barakaroxylon, Belemnopteris, Bennettitales, Birsinghpuria, Bulbospermum, Cardiocarpum, Carpodium, Collospermum, Coniferae, Coniferales, Cordaitopsida, Cornucarpus, Cupressoconus, Damudoxylon, Entylissa, Gondwanophyllites, Indoxylon, Kamthioxylon, Kaokoxylon, Kryshtofovichiella, Lyginopteridopsida, Maheshwariella, Megaporoxylon, Nandorioxylon, Nidispermum, Niponophyllum, Nummulospermum, Otofeistia, Pakuriospermum, Palaeocarpus, Palispermum, Pantiaspermum, Paradoxospermum, Parapalaeoxylon, Platycardia, Polyloboxylon, Polysolenoxylon, Prototaxopitys, Prototaxoxylon, Pyriformispermum, Retortistoma, Rotundaspermum, Savitrispermum, Scirroma, Sclerospiroxylon, Sertostrobus, Shivacarpus, Sonajorispermum, Stephanostoma, Stereocarpus, Sujfunophyllum, Surangephyllum, Tanaidia, Tanaidocarpidium, Taxaliospermum, Taxineae, Taxopitys, Triangulospermum, Trigonomyelon, Uesuguipollenites, Voltziostrobus, Zalesskioxylon, Striomonosaccites, Falcisporites, Ashmoripollis, Solenoxylon, Scotoxylon, Sofrepites, Pilasporites, Lasiostrobus, Galeacornea, Yorkoxylon, Taxacites, Reticulopitys, Cycadinoxylon, Zonallapollenites, Pteridospermaexylon, Parataxopitys, Ktalenia, Perinopollenites, Menaispermae, Tordoxylon, Gnetaceaepollenites, Lobatoxylon, Cedripites, Shanbeipollenites, Svalbardoxylon, Cerebropollenites, Trisocladus, Darneya, Paradoxoxylon, Alisporites, Lagenospermopsida, Parcisporites, Protocircoporoxylon, Tungussocarpus, Yezonia, Minutosaccus, Exesipollenites, Protopolyporoxylon, Protopitys, Enzonalasporites, Squamae, Rugubivesiculites, Embergerixylon, Decussosporites, Amdrupia, Taeniopitys, Eddya, Pteridospermopsida, Majsassia, Indusiisporites, Prototaxodioxylon, Accintisporites, Antarcticoxylon
Subtaxa: Dinophyton spinosus
Type: Dinophyton spinosus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (5: New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Utah collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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