Archaeopteridales
Appearance
Archaeopteridales Temporal range:
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Reconstruction of the extinct progymnosperm plant Archaeopteris macilenta based on fossils from the Catskill Mountains of New York. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Class: | †Progymnospermopsida |
Order: | †Archaeopteridales |
Families | |
The Archaeopteridales are an extinct order of plants belonging to Progymnospermae, and dominant forest trees of the Late Devonian.[1]
References
- ^ Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 271–74. ISBN 9780080557830.