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Palaeotaxus

Coniferales

Taxonomy
Palaeotaxus was named by Nathorst (1908). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeotaxus rediviva.

It was assigned to Coniferales by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. rediviva (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Palaeotaxus Nathorst
1970Palaeotaxus Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
genusPalaeotaxusNathorst 1908

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. †Palaeotaxus Nathorst 1908
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†Palaeotaxus rediviva Nathorst 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Early/Lower Jurassic or 208.50000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian - Early/Lower Jurassic208.5 - 174.7Sweden (Scania) P. angustifolium (25046)