Eophyllophyton

Eophyllophyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Tracheophyta
Class: Trimerophytopsida
Order: Trimerophytales
Genus: Eophyllophyton
Species: E. bellum
Binomial name
Eophyllophyton bellum
Hao & Beck, 1993

Eophyllophyton bellum is the oldest known plant bearing megaphyllous leaves.[1]

References

  1. Hao, S.; Beck, C.B.; Deming, W. (2003). "Structure of the Earliest Leaves: Adaptations to High Concentrations of Atmospheric CO2". International Journal of Plant Sciences 164 (1): 71–75. doi:10.1086/344557.


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