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Sciadopityaceae

Equisetopsida - Cupressales - Sciadopityaceae

Taxonomy
Sciadopityaceae was named by Luerssen (1877). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Mabberley (2000).

It was assigned to Pinales by Mabberley (2000); to Coniferales by Christophel (1976), Taylor et al. (2008); and to Cupressales by Christenhusz et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Sciadopityaceae Luerssen p. 265
1976Sciadopityaceae Christophel
2000Sciadopityaceae Mabberley
2008Sciadopityaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2011Sciadopityaceae Christenhusz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumPteridophytanae
RankNameAuthor
phylumEquisetophytaScott 1900
classEquisetopsidaAgardh 1825
subclassPinidae
orderCupressales
familySciadopityaceaeLuerssen 1877
familySciadopityaceaeLuerssen 1877

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.

Fm. Sciadopityaceae Luerssen 1877
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G. †Sciadopitophyllum Christophel 1973
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†Sciadopitophyllum canadense Christophel 1973
G. †Sciadopitycutis Schneider 1969
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G. Sciadopitys Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 19:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 170.90000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.2 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian - Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Norway Sciadopitys macrophylla (31063)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Canada (Alberta) Sciadopitophyllum canadense (22833)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Sciadopitys sp. (231836)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Azerbaijan Sciadopitys sp. (116637)
Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Sciadopitys tertiaria (23683)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Sciadopitys sp. (231834 231835)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Massachusetts) Sciadopitys sp. (231784 231798 231824 231825 231826)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Sciadopitys tertiaria (23686)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Sachsen) Sciadopitys tertiaria (27517)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Germany (Sachsen) Sciadopitys tertiaria (27279)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Sciadopitys tertiaria (27530 27547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Sciadopitys sp. (28443)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Sciadopitys sp. (45451)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Sachsen) Sciadopitys tertiaria (27278)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Sciadopitys tertiaria (22899 23611 23618 27063 27512)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Sciadopitys sp. (126605)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Japan (Kouwa-cho) Sciadopitys verticillata (22827)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Sciadopitys sp. (22712)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan (Kyoto City) Sciadopitys sp. (168071 168082)