Pityostrobus californiensis Smith and Stockey 2001 (conifer)

Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae

Full reference: S. Y. Smith and R. A. Stockey. 2001. A new species of Pityostrobus (Pinaceae) from the Lower Cretaceous of California and its bearing on the evolution of Pinaceae. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162(3):669-681

Belongs to Pityostrobus according to S. Y. Smith and R. A. Stockey 2001

Sister taxa: Pityostrobus beardii, Pityostrobus crassitesta, Pityostrobus macrocephalus

Type specimen: CAS 68491 , a seed repro. Its type locality is Wilson Creek conifer, which is in an Aptian terrestrial mudstone in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Wilson Creek conifer

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