Cunninghamites elegans
| Cunninghamites elegans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | †Cunninghamites |
| Species: | †C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cunninghamites elegans | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cunninghamia elegans Corda, 1846 | |
Cunninghamites elegans is an extinct conifer species in the family Cupressaceae and the genus Cunninghamites.
Cunninghamites is a genus of the European Late Cretaceous flora.
Remains of C. elegans needles have been found in the carcasses of the dinosaur Edmontosaurus.