Sciadopityaceae
Appearance
Sciadopityaceae Temporal range:
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Sciadopitys verticillata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Sciadopityaceae Luerss. |
Genera | |
Sciadopityaceae,commonly calledumbrella pines,is a family ofconifersnowendemictoJapanbut in prehistoric times they could also be found inEuropeandChina.The sole living member of the family isSciadopitys verticillata,while several several extinct genera are known from the fossil record. Wood suggested to belong to the family has been reported from the Jurassic of China,[1][2]though the relationship of pre-Cretaceous fossils toSciadopitysis ambiguous.Sciadopitysspecies are known from the Late Cretaceous of Japan before becoming widespread acrossLaurasiaduring most of theCenozoic,especially in Europe until thePliocene.[3]
References[edit]
- ^abJiang, Z.; Tian, N.; Wang, Y.; Li, Y.; Zheng, S.; Xie, A.; Zhu, Y. (2022). "A new structurally preserved fossil umbrella pine from the Jurassic of East Asia".Geological Journal.57(9): 3521–3537.doi:10.1002/gj.4467.S2CID249799441.
- ^Jiang, ZiKun; Wang, YongDong; Zheng, ShaoLin; Zhang, Wu; Tian, Ning (2012-02-01)."Occurrence of Sciadopitys-like fossil wood (Coniferales) in the Jurassic of western Liaoning and its evolutionary implications".Chinese Science Bulletin.57(6): 569–572.doi:10.1007/s11434-011-4850-z.ISSN1861-9541.
- ^Hofmann, Christa-Ch.; Odgerel, Nyamsambuu; Seyfullah, Leyla J. (2021)."The occurrence of pollen of Sciadopityaceae Luerss. through time".Fossil Imprint.77(2): 271–281.doi:10.37520/fi.2021.019.ISSN2533-4069.S2CID245555379.