Pterophyllum (plant)
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This article is about an extinct plant. It is not to be confused with Pterophyllum.
Pterophyllum is an extinct form genus of leaves known from the Carnian[2] to the Maastrichtian,[3] belonging to the Bennettitales (family Williamsoniaceae). It contains more than 50 species, and is mainly found in Eurasia and North America.[3]
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Pterophyllum | |
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Pterophyllum rectum from Muséum de Grenoble | |
Pterophyllum fossil from Shamshak Formation, Middle Jurassic, Iran | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Order: | †Bennettitales |
Family: | †Williamsoniaceae |
Genus: | †Pterophyllum Brongniart 1825 |
Type species | |
†Pterophyllum filicoides (Schlotheim) René Zeiller, 1906[1] | |
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