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Elatocladus Sequoia Major

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusElatocladusHalle 1913

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Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Paleocene or 251.90200 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (320 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Russian Federation Elatocladus sp. 1 (30484)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Russian Federation Elatocladus sp. 1 (30482 30490 30696)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Switzerland Elatocladus cassinae (154420)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Japan (Yamaguchi) Elatocladus sp. 1 (30210)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Elatocladus porensis (31290)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Hunan) Elatocladus sp. 1 (29638)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation Elatocladus sp. 1 (30548)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) Elatocladus carolinensis (24026 24028 24041 24045 24057 24061) Elatocladus carolinensis, Elatocladus sp. (23993 24005 24031 24033 24036 24044 24055 24092) Elatocladus carolinensis, Elatocladus spp. (24003) Elatocladus sp. (24030 24053) Elatocladus spp. (24065 24066 24067 24069 24070 24071 24072 24073 24074)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Japan (Yamaguchi) Elatocladus sp. 1 (30209)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Russian Federation Elatocladus sp. 1 (30511)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Elatocladus smittianus (229463)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Russian Federation Elatocladus smittiana (34628 34771 34773 34775 34796)
Late/Upper Albian - Cretaceous106.3 - 66.0Antarctica Elatocladus sp. (32476)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Elatocladus albertaensis (35065 35090 35091)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Elatocladus Sequoia Major (35012)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Australia (Queensland) Elatocladus plana (21115)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) Elatocladus Sequoia major, Elatocladus albertaensis (35093)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Greenland Elatocladus kochii, Elatocladus araucarioides (23417)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Elatocladus intermedius (35244 35246)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Elatocladus cordillara (34426)