Metasequoia occidentalis
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Metasequoia occidentalis is an extinct redwood species of the family Cupressaceae that is found as fossils throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is one of three extinct species of Metasequoia that are currently recognized as valid.[2][3]
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Metasequoia occidentalis | |
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Metasequoia occidentalis foliage; early Paleocene, Alberta, Canada | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Metasequoia |
Species: | †M. occidentalis |
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†Metasequoia occidentalis | |
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