Alethopteridaceae

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Alethopteridaceae
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian
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Alethopteris
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pteridospermatophyta
Order: Medullosales
Family: Alethopteridaceae
Corsin 1960
Genera
  • permineralized ovules
  • ovule casts
  • synangium
  • Alethopteris leaves
  • permineralized stem
  • permineralized petiole

The Alethopteridaceae are a family of extinct plants belonging to Pteridospermatophyta, or seed ferns.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 271–74. ISBN 9780080557830.


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