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Sciadopitytes

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxodiaceae

Taxonomy
Sciadopitytes was named by Goeppert and Menge (1883). It is not extant. Its type is Sciadopitytes linearis.

It was assigned to Taxodiaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. linearis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Sciadopitytes Goeppert and Menge
1970Sciadopitytes Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyTaxodiaceaeSaporta 1865
genusSciadopitytesGoeppert and Menge 1883

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. †Sciadopitytes Goeppert and Menge 1883
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†Sciadopitytes linearis Goeppert and Menge 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Cretaceous or 171.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Norway S. sp. (33537)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Bajocian171.6 - 168.3Norway S. macrophylla, S. hallei (31063)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Ukraine S. sp. 1 (30963)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Norway S. lagerheimii, S. persulcata, S. nathorstii (31086)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Greenland S. borealis (23412 23415 23419 23439 23441 23505 23506 23512 23513)