Mesocyparis

Mesocyparis
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Paleogene
Mesocyparis species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: †Mesocyparis
McIver & Basinger, 1987
Species

†Mesocyparis borealis
†Mesocyparis rosanovii
†Mesocyparis umbonata

Mesocyparis is an extinct genus of conifers of uncertain placement within the cypress family, Cupressaceae.

References

  1. ↑ "†Mesocyparis McIver and Basinger 1987". Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ McIver, E. E., & Basinger, J. F. (1987). Mesocyparis borealis gen. et sp. nov.: fossil Cupressaceae from the early Tertiary of Saskatchewan, Canada. Can. J. Bot. 65 (11): 2338-2351. Kodrul, T. M., Tekleva, M. V., & Krassilov, V. A. (2006). A New Conifer Species, Mesocyparis rosanovii sp. nov. (Cupressaceae, Coniferales), and Transberingian Floristic Connections. Paleontological Journal 40 (3): 328–338.