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Lyginopteridaceae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | † Pteridospermatophyta |
Class: | † Lyginopteridopsida |
Order: | † Lyginopteridales |
Family: | † Lyginopteridaceae |
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Lyginopteridaceae is an extinct family of plants ( Pteridospermatophyta) in North America and European Carboniferous coal measures. [1] [2]
Lyginopteridaceae were shrubs and vines with radiospermic ovules containing a lagenostome. They consisted of forms with monostelic stem petioles usually with single strand and small seeds. Family members include Lyginopteris and Heterangium. [3]