Lyginopteridaceae

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Carboniferous|latest=3150}}

| taxon = Lyginopteridaceae

| authority =

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision_ref =

| subdivision = * Lagenostoma ovulate structures

Lyginopteris permineralized wood
Sphenopteris leaves
Telangium pollen organs
Tetrastichia? ovulate structures

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Lyginopteridaceae is an extinct family of plants (Pteridospermatophyta) in North America and European Carboniferous coal measures.{{cite journal |author=Anderson, J.M. |author2=Anderson, H.M. |author3=Cleal, C.J. |name-list-style=amp |year=2007 |title=Brief history of the gymnosperms: classification, biodiversity, phytogeography and ecology |journal=Strelitzia |volume=20 |pages=1–280}}{{cite book

| title=Palaeozoic palaeobotany of Britain

|author1=Cleal, C.J. |author2=Thomas, B.A.

|name-list-style=amp | publisher=Chapman and Hall, London

| year=1995

| pages=295 pp

}}

Description

Lyginopteridaceae were shrubs and vines with radiospermic ovules containing a lagenostome. They consisted of forms with monostelic stem petioles usually with single strand and small seeds. Family members include Lyginopteris and Heterangium.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F6B_xHO-IpoC&dq=Lyginopteridaceae&pg=PA118|title=Gymnosperm (naked seeds plant) : structure and development|last=Singh|first=V. P.|date=2006-01-01|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=9788176256711|language=en}}

References

External links

{{cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=157186|title=Fossilworks: Lepidopteris|publisher=paleodb.org|access-date=2016-03-18}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.amjbot.org/content/90/8/1239|title=On Paleozoic plants from marine strata|publisher=amjbot.org|accessdate=2016-04-08}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Category:Pteridospermatophyta

Category:Carboniferous plants

Category:Prehistoric plant families

Category:Carboniferous first appearances

Category:Carboniferous extinctions