Dorycordaites

{{Short description|Genus of conifers}}

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{{Taxobox

| fossil_range = from Carboniferous Desmoinesian age to Permian, {{fossil range|313.8|290.1}}

| image = Cordaitaceae - Dorycordaites affinis.JPG

| image_caption = Fossil leaves of Dorycordaites affinis on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée

| regnum = Plantae

| divisio = Pinophyta

| classis = Pinopsida

| ordo = Cordaitales

| familia = Cordaitaceae

| genus = Dorycordaites

| genus_authority = R. Zeiller, 1888

}}

Dorycordaites is a genus of extinct gymnosperms.

Distribution

Fossils of this genus have been found in Permian of Egypt, France, Morocco, Niger, Spain and in Desmoinesian of United States.

References

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  • [https://www.fossilworks.org Paleobiology Database]
  • [https://www.gbif.org/species/4891072 GBIF]
  • [http://botany.si.edu/ing/INGsearch.cfm?SearchWord=dorycordaites ING Database - Smithsonian Institution]
  • [http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/cordaiteae_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)/# Enciclopedia-Italiana]

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Category:Conifer genera

Category:Pennsylvanian plants

Category:Permian plants

Category:Permian life of Africa

Category:Permian life of Europe

Category:Fossils of Egypt

Category:Fossils of France

Category:Fossils of Morocco

Category:Fossils of Niger

Category:Fossils of Spain

Category:Fossils of the United States

Category:Carboniferous United States

Category:Fossil taxa described in 1888

Category:Cordaitales

Category:Prehistoric gymnosperm genera

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