| Pleuromeiaceae Temporal range:
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| Reconstruction of Pleuromeia sternbergii | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Isoetales |
| Family: | † Pleuromeiaceae |
| Genera | |
Pleuromeiaceae is an extinct family of plants related to living quillworts ( Isoetes), in the order Isoetales but with tall stems and terminal compact cones. They were especially widespread globally during the Early and Middle Triassic in the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. [1]
References
- ^ Retallack, Gregory J. (2013). "Permian and Triassic greenhouse crises". Gondwana Research. 24: 90–103. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.03.003.
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| Pleuromeiaceae Temporal range:
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|---|---|
|
| |
| Reconstruction of Pleuromeia sternbergii | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Isoetales |
| Family: | † Pleuromeiaceae |
| Genera | |
Pleuromeiaceae is an extinct family of plants related to living quillworts ( Isoetes), in the order Isoetales but with tall stems and terminal compact cones. They were especially widespread globally during the Early and Middle Triassic in the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. [1]
References
- ^ Retallack, Gregory J. (2013). "Permian and Triassic greenhouse crises". Gondwana Research. 24: 90–103. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.03.003.
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| This article about a prehistoric lycophyte is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |