Steganotheca

Steganotheca; Temporal range: Late Silurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Polysporangiophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Stem group:	†Rhyniophyta
Genus:	†Steganotheca

Steganotheca is a genus of bushy, probably vascular plants with branched axes, known from upper Silurian strata.^[1] It has terminal sporangia and reached 5 cm in height.^[2]

References[]

^ Edwards, D. (1982). "Fragmentary non-vascular plant microfossils from the late Silurian of Wales". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 84 (3): 223–256. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1982.tb00536.x.
^ "OU Devonian" (PDF).

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[1] Edwards, D. (1982). "Fragmentary non-vascular plant microfossils from the late Silurian of Wales". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 84 (3): 223–256. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1982.tb00536.x.

[2] "OU Devonian" (PDF).

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