Phyllothecaceae

{{Short description|Extinct family of ferns}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Permian}}

| taxon = Phyllothecaceae

| authority = Brongniart (1828)

| subdivision_ranks = Genus

| subdivision =

• Phyllotheca

}}

The prehistoric family Phyllothecaceae, of the plant order Equisetales, was erected in 1828, when Brongniart described the type species Phyllotheca australis coming from Hawkesbury River, Australia.[https://www.academia.edu/1097073/Uma_nova_especie_de_Phyllotheca_Brongniart_Townrow_no_Permiano_Inferior_da_Bacia_do_Parana_RS Uma nova espécie de Phyllotheca Brongniart]

It existed during the Permian Period.