Pleuromeiaceae
| Pleuromeiaceae | |
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| Reconstruction of Pleuromeia sternbergii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Isoetales |
| Family: | †Pleuromeiaceae |
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Pleuromeiaceae is an extinct family of plants related to living quillworts (Isoetes), but with tall stems and terminal compact cones. They were especially widespread globally in the aftermath of the Permian Triassic mass extinctions.[1]
References[]
- ^ Retallack, Gregory J. (2013). "Permian and Triassic greenhouse crises". Gondwana Research. 24: 90–103. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2012.03.003.
Categories:
- Prehistoric plant families
- Lycophytes