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Thuja cretacea

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Taxonomy
Libocedrus cretacea was named by Heer (1882). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Thuja cretacea by Newberry (1895) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Libocedrus cretacea Heer
1895Thuja cretacea Newberry
1919Thuja cretacea Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
orderConiferales
RankNameAuthor
familyCupressaceae
subfamilyCupressoideaeRich 1826
genusThuja
speciescretacea(Heer 1882)

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.

†Thuja cretacea Heer 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Heilongjiang) Thuja cretacea (223817)