Cordaitaceae

Cordaitalaceae
Cordaites lungatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
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 in the Permian.

References

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