Sciadopitys

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;

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]

References

^ Hofmann, Christa-Ch.; Odgerel, Nyamsambuu; Seyfullah, Leyla J. (2021). "The occurrence of pollen of Sciadopityaceae Luerss. through time" (PDF). Fossil Imprint. 77 (2): 271–281. doi:10.37520/fi.2021.019. ISSN 2533-4069. S2CID 245555379.

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