Archaeopteridaceae

Archaeopteridaceae
Temporal range: Middle Devonian–Late Devonian
Reconstruction of the extinct progymnosperm plant Archaeopteris macilenta based on fossils from the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Scientific classification
Family: Archaeopteridaceae
genera
  • Archaeopteris leafy and fertile shoots
  • Svalbardia leafy and fertile shoots
  • Callixylon permineralized wood

The Archaeopteridaceae are an extinct family of plants belonging to Progymnospermae, and were dominant forest trees of the Late Devonian.[1]

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.
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