Sequoites is an extinct genus of plant that existed from the Cretaceous until the Miocene across North America (Canada, Greenland and the United States) and Europe (Austria, Czechia, France, England, Germany and Sweden).Andrews, H. N. (1970). Index of Generic Names of Fossil Plants, 1820-1965. Geological Survey Bulletin Originally described as a coniferous tree in the genus Sequoia, it was later identified as a separate genus classified within Cupressaceae.
Ten species have been identified since the genus was named in 1849 by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart.Brongniart, A.T. (1849). Tableau des genres de végétaux fossiles considérés sous le point de vue de leur classification botanique et de leur distribution géologique. Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. 13. 1-127.
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