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Sequoia couttsiae

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Sequoia couttsiae was named by Heer (1862). It is not extant.

Entered
by J. Cassara (authorized by H. Sims) on 2003-12-02; modified by B. Allen on 2022-02-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Sequoia couttsiae Heer
1919Sequoia couttsiae Knowlton
1961Sequoia couttsiae Chandler p. 60
1962Sequoia couttsiae Chandler p. 20
1963Sequoia couttsiae Chandler p. 44
1964Sequoia couttsiae Chandler p. 104
1978Sequoia couttsiae Chandler p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
Radiatopses
Lignophytia
RankNameAuthor
Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderConiferales
familyCupressaceae
subfamilySequoioideae
genusSequoiaEndlicher 1847
speciescouttsiaeHeer 1862

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.

Sequoia couttsiae Heer 1862
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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: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Serravallian or 59.24000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0United Kingdom (England) Sequoia couttsiae (21218 23316)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Sequoia couttsiae (27721)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Alaska) Sequoia couttsiae (112312)
Ypresian - Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Sequoia couttsiae (23395)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Sequoia couttsiae (24106 24107 24108)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) Sequoia couttsiae (24089)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Sequoia couttsiae (24109 27778)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Sequoia couttsiae (27663)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04United Kingdom (England) Sequoia couttsiae (27665)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Sequoia couttsiae (28442)