Alethopteris

Alethopteris is a prehistoric plant genus of fossil Pteridospermatophyta (seed ferns) that developed in the Carboniferous period (around 360 to 300 million years ago).[1]

Alethopteris
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian to Aptian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pteridospermatophyta
Order: Medullosales
Family: Alethopteridaceae
Genus: Alethopteris
Alethopteris

It is in the family Alethopteridaceae. The genus Alethopteris is among the seed ferns (Pteridospermales), an extinct group of gymnosperms. Although their foliage resembled that of modern ferns, they reproduced by means of seeds.

See also

References

  1. "Seed Fern Fossil". www.fossilmuseum.net. Retrieved 2016-12-01.


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