Gymnospermae - Coniferales - Cupressaceae
the specific epithet refers to the Lefipn Formation where the fossil remains were collected.
Full reference: A. Andruchow-Colombo, M. A. Gandolfo, I. H. Escapa and N. R. Cuneo. 2022. New genus of Cupressaceae from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia (Argentina) fills a gap in the evolution of the ovuliferous complex in the family. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 1-23
Belongs to Patagotaxodia according to A. Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPEF‐Pb 10862, a seed repro (Ovuliferous complex). Its type locality is Cañadón del Loro , which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial siltstone in the Lefipan Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Cañadón del Loro
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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