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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