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Libocedrus coloradensis

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Heyderia coloradensis was named by Cockerell (1907). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

It was recombined as Libocedrus coloradensis by Cockerell (1910), Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. masoni, L. pliocenica, L. prechilensis, L. salicornioides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Heyderia coloradensis Cockerell p. 447
1910Libocedrus coloradensis Cockerell
1919Libocedrus coloradensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyCupressaceae
subfamilyCallitroideaeSaxton 1913
genusLibocedrusEndlicher 1847
speciescoloradensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Libocedrus coloradensis Cockerell 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available