Sciadopitys

Sciadopitys, commonly called umbrella pines, is a genus of a unique conifers now endemic to Japan. The sole living member of the family Sciadopityaceae is Sciadopitys verticillata, a living fossil.^{[citation needed]} The oldest fossils of Sciadopitys are from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, and the genus was widespread in Laurasia during most of the Cenozoic, especially in Europe until the Pliocene.^[1]

Sciadopitys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Sciadopitys verticillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Sciadopityaceae
Genus:	Sciadopitys Siebold & Zucc.
Species
Sciadopitys verticillata †Sciadopitys tertiaria †Sciadopitys yezo-koshizakae