Athrotaxites
| Athrotaxites | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Subfamily: | Athrotaxidoideae |
| Genus: | †Athrotaxites Unger 1849 |
Athrotaxites is an extinct genus of coniferous plants belonging to the family Cupressaceae, known primarily from fossil material dating to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It is closely related to the extant Tasmanian genus Athrotaxis, and is typically classified within the subfamily Athrotaxoideae.