Cordaitaceae
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Cordaitaceae | |
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Fossil bark of a Cordaites sp | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | †Cordaitales |
Family: | †Cordaitaceae |
Genera | |
Cordaitaceae is an extinct family of conifers.[1] It was named after Czech botanist and mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda.
Conifers of this family were common in the Carboniferous and in the Permian.
References
[edit]- ^ "The gymnospermous tree Cordaites". Retrieved August 14, 2011.