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]