Cordaitaceae

Cordaitaceae
Fossil bark of a Cordaites sp
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	† Cordaitales
Family:	† Cordaitaceae
Genera
† Cordaites † Cordaicarpus † Cardiocarpus † Samaropsis

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 Permian periods.

References

1. "The gymnospermous tree Cordaites" . Retrieved August 14, 2011.