Eathiestrobus
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| Eathiestrobus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | †Eathiestrobus Rothwell et al., (2012).[1] |
| Species: | †E. mackenziei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eathiestrobus mackenziei Rothwell et al., (2012).[1] | |
Eathiestrobus mackenziei is a fossil conifer cone found in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Upper Jurassic) near Eathie, on the Black Isle in Scotland.[2] It is the oldest fossil currently known in the family Pinaceae.[1]
The genus name Eathiestrobus refers to the place it was found, Eathie, in Scotland, and strobus, which means cone. The species name mackenziei honours Mr. W. Mackenzie, who collected the specimen and donated it to the Hunterian Museum in 1896.
