†Pityostrobus californiensis Smith and Stockey 2001 (conifer)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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