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Sigmaphyllum

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Sigmaphyllum was named by Hill and Scriven (1999). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Sigmaphyllum australis.

It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Hill and Scriven (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Sigmaphyllum Hill and Scriven

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusSigmaphyllum

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. †Sigmaphyllum Hill and Scriven 1999
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Sigmaphyllum australis Hill and Scriven 1999
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Invalid names: Falcatifolium australis Greenwood 1987 [objective synonym]
Sigmaphyllum tasmanensis Hill and Scriven 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 37.71000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Falcatifolium australis, S. australis (166825)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) S. tasmanensis (166705)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Tasmania) S. tasmanensis (167317)