Gymnospermae - Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Parent taxon: Cupressaceae according to J.-W. Zhang et al. 2015
See also Christenhusz et al. 2011, Gadek et al. 2000, Liu et al. 1996 and Shi et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Actinostrobus, Athrotaxidoideae, Austrohamia, Bungarbia, Callitroideae, 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, Sequoiadendron, Sequoioideae, Sequoioxylon, Taiwanioideae, Taxodioideae, Taxodioxylon, Tetraclinis, Tetraclinoxylon, Thuites, Thujadendron, Thujatostrobus, Widdringtonia
Subtaxa: Calocedrus huashanensis Calocedrus shengxianensis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (4), United States (1: Nevada)
• Oligocene of China (2), United States (1: Oregon)
• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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