Alethopteridaceae

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Alethopteridaceae
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian
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Alethopteris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pteridospermatophyta
Order: Medullosales
Family: Alethopteridaceae
Corsin 1960
Genera

The Alethopteridaceae are a family of extinct plants belonging to Pteridospermatophyta, or seed ferns. [1]

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References

  1. Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 271–74. ISBN   9780080557830.