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Pityostrobus

Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae

Discussion

Nomenclatural synonym of Zamiostrobus Endl., Gen. Pl.: 72. Aug 1836, which is proposed for conservation against Zamiostrobus.

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Taxonomy
Pityostrobus was named by Dutt (1916). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Pityostrobus macrocephalus. It was considered polyphyletic by Gernandt et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Gymnospermae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Pinaceae by Andrews (1970), Smith and Stockey (2002), Gernandt et al. (2016).

Species
P. beardii, P. californiensis, P. crassitesta, P. macrocephalus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. kayei, P. piceoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Pityostrobus Dutt p. 530
1970Pityostrobus Andrews
1976Pityostrobus Lakhanpal et al.
2002Pityostrobus Smith and Stockey
2016Pityostrobus Gernandt et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyPinaceae
genusPityostrobusDutt 1916

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.

G. †Pityostrobus Dutt 1916
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†Pityostrobus beardii Smith and Stockey 2002
†Pityostrobus californiensis Smith and Stockey 2001
†Pityostrobus macrocephalus Lindley and Hutton 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 205.70000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Russian Federation P. sp. 1 (30826)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Kazakhstan P. sp. 1 (30240)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Russian Federation P. sp. 1 (30518)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Kazakhstan P. sp. 1 (30239)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Georgia P. sp. 1 (30105)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Russian Federation P. sp. 1 (30389 30782)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Jilin) P. sp. 1 (29606)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Anhui) P. sp. 1 (29651)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation P. sp. 1 (30555)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2USA (California) P. californiensis (125178)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Russian Federation P. sp. (34793) P. sp. 2 (34627 34628)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9USA (Alaska) P. piceoides (34380)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Massachusetts) P. kayei (77190)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) P. beardii (115110)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Manharashtra) P. crassitesta (63896)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) P. dixoni (42636)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. dixoni (42634 42643)