| Dinophyton Temporal range: Late Triassic ~235–221 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| D. spinosum fossil, National Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Genus: | †Dinophyton Ash 1970 |
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D. spinosum Ash 1970 | |
Dinophyton is an extinct genus of gymnosperm found in late Triassic beds in North America. Its taxonomy is debated, but it may be a gnetophyte with bisaccate pollen.
References
- ^ Tekleva, Maria V.; Krassilov, Valentin A. (1 July 2009). "Comparative pollen morphology and ultrastructure of modern and fossil gnetophytes". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 156 (1): 130–138. Bibcode:2009RPaPa.156..130T. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.12.007.
- Ash, Sidney (May 1999). "An Upper Triassic upland flora from north-central New Mexico, U.S.A.". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105 (3–4): 183–199. Bibcode:1999RPaPa.105..183A. doi:10.1016/S0034-6667(98)00075-X.
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| Dinophyton | |
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