Glyptostrobus europaeus
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Glyptostrobus europaeus is an extinct conifer species of the family Cupressaceae that is found as fossils throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The sole living species of Glyptostrobus (Glyptostrobus pensilis) was described from China in 1926.[1] The name of the genus comes from the Greek "glypto" meaning grooved or carved, and "strobilus" meaning cone. The species name "europaeus" refers to the fact that it was first described from Europe.
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Glyptostrobus europaeus | |
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Glyptostrobus europaeus foliage; late Paleocene, Paskapoo Formation | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Glyptostrobus |
Species: | G. europaeus |
Binomial name | |
Glyptostrobus europaeus | |
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