Cycadeoidaceae
| Cycadeoidaceae Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous | |
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| Cycadeoidea (a member of the Cycadeoidaceae) on display at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Spermatophyta |
| Subdivision: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Spermatopsida |
| Order: | Bennettitales |
| Family: | Cycadeoidaceae |
| Genera | |
Cycadeoidaceae is a family of bennettitalean plant which flourished in the Mesozoic era. Two genera, Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia, are currently recognised though most species are poorly known.[1]
References
- ↑ Watson, Joan; Lydon, Susannah J (2004). "The bennettitalean trunk genera Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia in the Purbeck, Wealden and Lower Greensand of southern England: A reassessment". Cretaceous Research 25: 1. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2003.10.003.
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