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Sciadopitophyllum canadense

Equisetopsida - Cupressales - Sciadopityaceae

Taxonomy
Sciadopitophyllum canadense was named by Christophel (1973). It is not extant. It is the type species of Sciadopitophyllum.

Entered
by J. Cassara (authorized by H. Sims) on 2004-01-03; modified by B. Allen on 2020-05-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Sciadopitophyllum canadense Christophel

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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
genusSciadopitophyllumChristophel 1973
speciescanadenseChristophel 1973

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.

†Sciadopitophyllum canadense Christophel 1973
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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: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Canada (Alberta) Sciadopitophyllum canadense (22833)