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Mesocyparis

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Mesocyparis was named by McIver and Basinger (1987). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cupressaceae by McIver and Basinger (1993).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. umbonata
Entered
by J. Cassara (authorized by H. Sims) on 2003-11-30; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Mesocyparis McIver and Basinger
1993Mesocyparis McIver and Basinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
—Radiatopses
RankNameAuthor
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderConiferales
familyCupressaceae
genusMesocyparisMcIver and Basinger 1987

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. †Mesocyparis McIver and Basinger 1987
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) M. umbonata (34894)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) M. umbonata (31225)