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Cephalotaxopsis magnifolia

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Cephalotaxopsis magnifolia was named by Fontaine (1889). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. heterophylla, C. intermedia
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-04

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Cephalotaxopsis magnifolia Fontaine
1905Cephalotaxopsis rhytidodes Ward
1919Cephalotaxopsis magnifolia Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
—Pinophyta()
RankNameAuthor
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
subfamilyTaxeae
genusCephalotaxopsisFontaine 1889
speciesmagnifoliaFontaine 1889

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.

†Cephalotaxopsis magnifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Cephalotaxopsis rhytidodes Ward 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Cephalotaxopsis magnifolia (34837)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Cephalotaxopsis magnifolia (32045 32047)