Metasequoia Miki 1941 (dawn redwood)
Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxodiaceae
PaleoDB taxon number: 55255
Parent taxon: Sequoioideae according to M. R. Ahuja and D. B. Neale 2002
Sister taxa: Sequoia, Sequoiadendron
Subtaxa: Metasequoia disticha, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Metasequoia occidentalis, Metasequoia occidentalis