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, Enzonalasporites, Cycadinoxylon, Taeniopitys, Lasiostrobus, Pilasporites, Trisocladus, Perinopollenites, Eddya, Yezonia, Darneya, Embergerixylon, Svalbardoxylon, Gnetaceaepollenites, Antarcticoxylon, Tungussocarpus, Yorkoxylon, Parcisporites, Taxacites, Parataxopitys, Cedripites, Zonallapollenites, Ashmoripollis, Cerebropollenites, Paradoxoxylon, Ktalenia, Minutosaccus, Galeacornea, Accintisporites, Majsassia, Striomonosaccites, Protocircoporoxylon, Menaispermae, Sofrepites, Decussosporites, Prototaxodioxylon, Exesipollenites, Lobatoxylon, Falcisporites, Indusiisporites, Squamae, Amdrupia, Pteridospermopsida, Lagenospermopsida, Pteridospermaexylon, Reticulopitys, Solenoxylon, Rugubivesiculites, Shanbeipollenites, Tordoxylon, Alisporites, Protopolyporoxylon, Scotoxylon, Protopitys
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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