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Palaeocyparis

Taxonomy
Palaeocyparis was named by Saporta (1872). It is not extant. Its type is Thuites expansus.

It was assigned to Pinophyta by Dietl and Schweigert (2011).

Species
P. expansus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Palaeocyparis Saporta
2011Palaeocyparis Dietl and Schweigert

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPinophyta
genusPalaeocyparisSaporta 1872

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. †Palaeocyparis Saporta 1872
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†Palaeocyparis expansus Sternberg 1823
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 166.10000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5France P. robusta, P. flouesti (24396)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France P. virodunensis (24421)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (Scotland) P. sp. (31060)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. elegans, P. sp. (154138)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Germany (Franconia) P. recurrens, P. princeps, P. itieri (24521 24524)