Archaeopteridaceae

Archaeopteridaceae; Temporal range: Middle Devonian–Late Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Reconstruction of the extinct progymnosperm plant Archaeopteris macilenta based on fossils from the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Class:	†Progymnospermopsida
Order:	†Archaeopteridales
Family:	†Archaeopteridaceae
Genera
	†Archaeopteris leafy and fertile shoots; †Svalbardia leafy and fertile shoots; †Callixylon permineralized wood;

The Archaeopteridaceae are an extinct family of plants belonging to Progymnospermae, and were dominant forest trees of the Late Devonian.[1]

References

Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 271–74. ISBN 9780080557830.

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