Cycadeoidaceae

Cycadeoidaceae; Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Cycadeoidea (a member of the Cycadeoidaceae) on display at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Spermatophyta
Division:	Cycadeoidophyta
Order:	Bennettitales
Family:	Cycadeoidaceae
Genera
	Cycadeoidea; Monanthesia;

Cycadeoidaceae is a family of bennettitalean plants which flourished in the Mesozoic era. Two genera, Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia, are currently recognised though most species are poorly known.[1]

References

Watson, Joan; Lydon, Susannah J (2004). "The bennettitalean trunk genera Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia in the Purbeck, Wealden and Lower Greensand of southern England: A reassessment". Cretaceous Research. 25: 1–26. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2003.10.003.

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[watson04-1] Watson, Joan; Lydon, Susannah J (2004). "The bennettitalean trunk genera Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia in the Purbeck, Wealden and Lower Greensand of southern England: A reassessment". Cretaceous Research. 25: 1–26. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2003.10.003.