Iridopteridales

Iridopteridales
Temporal range: Middle Devonian to Upper Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta (?)
Class:†Cladoxylopsida
Order:†Iridopteridales
Genera

†Arachnoxylon
†Compsocradus
†Iridopteris
†Metacladophyton
†Ibyka
†Serripteris
†Asteropteris
†Anapaulia
†Rotoxylon

Iridopteridales is an order of the extinct cladoxylopsids. It contains the genus Ibyka which is a possible ancestor of the horsetails.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, Michael Krings: Paleobotany. The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants . Second Edition, Academic Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8 , p. 398-400.
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