Cordaitaceae
Extinct family of conifers
| Cordaitaceae | |
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| Fossil bark of a Cordaites sp | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | †Cordaitales |
| Family: | †Cordaitaceae |
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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
- ^ "The gymnospermous tree Cordaites". Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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