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Taxodioideae

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Taxodioideae is a subfamily. It is extant. Its type is Taxodium.

It was assigned to Cupressaceae by Gadek et al. (2000); and to Taxodiaceae by Ahuja and Neale (2002).

Subtaxa
Cryptomeria, Glyptostrobus, Taxodium (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Taxodioideae Gadek et al. pp. 1048, 1056
2002Taxodioideae Ahuja and Neale p. 93 figs. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyCupressaceae
subfamilyTaxodioideae
subfamilyTaxodioideae

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.

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G. Cryptomeria Don
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Cryptomeria japonica Don 1839 [Japanese cedar]
G. Glyptostrobus Endlicher 1847 [Chinese swamp cypress]
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†Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833
Glyptostrobus pensilis Koch 1873 [Chines swamp cypress]
G. Taxodium Richard 1810
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†Taxodium brookense Fontaine 1889
Taxodium distichum Linnaeus 1753 [bald cypress]
†Taxodium dubium Sternberg 1824
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Invalid names: Taxodium nevadensis Lesquereux 1873 [synonym]
†Taxodium europaeum Brongniart 1833
†Taxodium lakense Chandler 1962
†Taxodium laramianum Penhallow 1904
Taxodium mucronatum Tenore 1853 [Montezume bald cypress]
†Taxodium occidentale Newberry 1863
Taxodium sempervirens Don 1824 [coast redwood]
†Taxodium tinajorum Heer 1871
†Taxodium virginicum Fontaine 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Holocene or 161.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 143.1 Ma

Collections (490 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Heilongjiang) Taxodium sp. 1 (29528)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Taxodium sp. (118167)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Glyptostrobus comoxensis (35174 35184 35189 35193 35196 35219)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Glyptostrobus sp. (27363)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Glyptostrobus sp. (27359 27366 27368)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Tenkinskii) Cryptomeria sp. (105375)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Glyptostrobus sp. (52072) Taxodium wallisii, Cryptomeria sp. (34894)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Taxodium olrikii (48235) Taxodium olrikii, Glyptostrobus europaeus (31955)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Glyptostrobus HC9 (48199 48213 48225) Glyptostrobus europaeus (25059 25461 25465 48268 48269) Taxodium HC071 (25918) Taxodium olrikii (25475 25477 48216 48217 48220 48232 48233 48234 48243 48270 48282 48287) Taxodium olrikii, Glyptostrobus HC9 (48218) Taxodium olrikii, Glyptostrobus europaeus (25473 48248)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Taxodium occidentalis (47034)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Taxodium olrikii, Glyptostrobus sp. (96781)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Glyptostrobus europaeus (11340 11368) Taxodium olrikii (11335 11401) Taxodium olrikii, Glyptostrobus europaeus (11366)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (North Dakota) Glyptostrobus europaeus (25006 25009 25451 25460 25463 25466 48177 48178) Taxodium olrikii (48179)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Canada (Alberta) Glyptostrobus nordenskioeldii (10670 22833)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi (53605 53945 53946 53962) Taxodium olriki, Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi (53844)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Mexico) Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi (43161)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Alberta) Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi (46089) Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi, Taxodium dubium (34887)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi (40061 52953 53016 53068 53076)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Taxodium sp., Glyptostrobus europaeus, Glyptostrobus sp., Taxodium tinajorum (223851)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi (58028 58032 58037)