Cycadeoidaceae

Cycadeoidaceae is a family of bennettitalean plants which flourished in the Mesozoic era. Two genera, Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia, are currently recognised though most species are poorly known.[1]

Cycadeoidaceae
Temporal range: Jurassic–Cretaceous
Cycadeoidea (a member of the Cycadeoidaceae) on display at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg
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References

  1. Watson, Joan; Lydon, Susannah J (2004). "The bennettitalean trunk genera Cycadeoidea and Monanthesia in the Purbeck, Wealden and Lower Greensand of southern England: A reassessment". Cretaceous Research. 25: 1. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2003.10.003.


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