Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxodiaceae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V, IIe Partie (15me, 16me livraison) 57-84
Parent taxon: Taxodiaceae according to G. R. Upchurch et al. 1994
See also Andrews 1970
Sister taxa: Austrosequoia, Cryptomeriopsis, Cunninghamiostrobus, Cupressacites, Diceras, Dichandrium, Enormicutis, Ephedropsis, Farndalea, Hillistrobus, Margeriella, Otakauia, Parataxodium, Protosequoia, Sciadopityoxylon, Sciadopitytes, Sequodium, Sequoioxylon, Sewardiodendron, Stenomischus, Taiwanioxylon, Tollia, Turkestanioxylon
Subtaxa: Sphenolepis kurriana Sphenolepis sternbergiana
Type: Sphenolepis sternbergiana
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (1 collection), Portugal (4), Spain (1), United States (3: Virginia, Wyoming)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Malaysia (1)
• Jurassic of China (11), Portugal (1)
Total: 22 collections including 24 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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