L. Hably szerk.: Studia Botanica Hungarica 22. 1990 (Budapest, 1990)

Description: Pine tree fragments and double needles are assigned to this group, where the fragmentary state does not allow a more precise observation on the position of the leaves i.e., their taxonomical position. The length of the needles cannot be ascertained, but they are seemingly very long in some cases. The small number of fragmentary pine needles in the flora denote that they were probably transported to the place of fossilization from more distant areas. Probably they were members of higher lying terrains, probably mountainous areas. T a X o d i a Taxodium Rich. c e a a e Taxodium dubium (Sternberg) Heer Pl. I, Fig. 3; Pl. II, Fig. 1. 1B23 Phyllites dubius Sternb.; Sternberg, p. 37, PI. 36, Fig. 3. 1825 Phyllites bubius Sternb.; ibid. 4, tent, et index. 1825 F'ilicites; ibid. 4, PI. 24, Fig. 2, tent, et index. 1838 Taxodites dubius (Sternb.) Presl in Sternberg, p. 204. 1853 Taxodium dubium (Sternb.) Heer; Heer, p. 136. 1971 Taxodium dubium (Sternb.) Heer; Buzek, p. 37, PI. 6, Figs. 9-11; PI. 8, Figs. 1-6. Material No.: 76. 76.11.1. 76.21.1. 76.54.1. 76.91.1. 76.105.1 76.119.1 76.131.1 76.151.1 76.168.1 76.183.1 76.210.1 76.233.1 76.243.1 76.254.1 76.291.1 76.300.1 140 pieces 1.1.(7); 76.12.1 76.26.1 76.59.1 76.95.1 (2); 76. ; 76.124 (2); 76. ; 76.153 ; 76.171 ; 76.188 (2) ; 76. ; 76.234 (3) ; 76. ; 76.270 ; 76.294 (3); 76. 76.2.1.; 76 .(2); 76.14 76.27.1. 76.62.2. 76.101.1 107.1. ; 76. .1.; 76.125 132.1.; 76. .1.(2); 76. .3.1. ; 76.7.1. .1.; 76.15.1. ; ; 76.39.1. ; 76 ; 76.79.1. ; 76 .(9); 76.103.1 109.1.(4); 76. . 1 . . 1 . 213 . 1 . 244 . 1 . . 1 . 308 76.177 76.189 1. ; 76. 76.239 1.; 76. 76.271 76.296 1.; 76. 1.(2) 141.1. 154.1. .1. . 1. 76.129 76.144 76.160 76.180.1. 76.192.1. 215.; 76.216.1 .1.(2); 76.240 247.1.; 76.250 .1. ; 76.272.1. .1.; 76.298.1. 309.1. (2); 76.8.1. (6) ; 76.9.1 76.19.1.; 76.20.1.; .48.1. ; 76. 53. 1.; .82.1. ; 76.90.1. ; .; 76.104.1.(2); 111.1.(2); 76.116.1.(3) .1.; 76.130.1. ; .1. ; 76.147.1. ; .1. ; 76.161.1.(2); (2) ; 76.182.1.; ; 76 . 204.1 . ; .(2); 76. 230.1.; .1.(2); 76.242.1. ; .1. ; 76.251.1 .; ; 76.277.1. ; 76.283.1. ; (3) ; 76.299.1.; Description: There were numerous fragments of sprouts found in the Vértessz515s floristical assemblage. The size of the leaflets is variable, getting narrow and shorter towards the end of the sprout. Their width varies between 0.1-0.3 cm, their length ranging between 0.5-2.5 cm. Thus they can be fairly well differentiated on the basis of size from that of Sequoia abietina and Cephalotaxus harringtonia

. The angle of divergence of the leaflets on the sprouts varies between 50-60 , however, it is not to be taken for granted that this is corresponding to the original situation, because this value was possibly distorted during enterrement. This species is known to occur rarely in the Lower Oligocène. It is not even frequent in the Upper Oligocène of Hungary. Such a great quantity of the species was encountered only on this locality. The acme of the species took place in Hungary as well as several points of Europe during the Miocene, when it served as rock-forming fossil of coal seams. The abundant occurrence of the species at Vértesszôlôs can be explained by local formation of marshes. Parallel to the deterioration of the climate the species became gradually extinct from Hungary. It is no longer met by the end of the Pliocene and during the Pleistocene.