| Archaeopteridaceae Temporal range: | |
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| Reconstruction of the extinct progymnosperm plant Archaeopteris macilenta based on fossils from the Catskill Mountains of New York. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | †Progymnospermopsida |
| Order: | †Archaeopteridales |
| Family: | †Archaeopteridaceae |
| Genera | |
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The Archaeopteridaceae are an extinct family of plants belonging to Progymnospermae, and were dominant forest trees of the Late Devonian.[1]
References
- ↑ Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 271–74. ISBN 9780080557830.
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