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Steganotheca

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Extinct genus of vascular plants

Steganotheca
Temporal range: Late Silurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Polysporangiophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Stem group: †Rhyniophyta
Genus: †Steganotheca

Steganotheca is a genus of bushy, probably vascular plants with branched axes, known from upper Silurian strata. It has terminal sporangia and reached 5 cm in height.

References

  1. Edwards, D. (1982). "Fragmentary non-vascular plant microfossils from the late Silurian of Wales". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 84 (3): 223–256. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1982.tb00536.x.
  2. "OU Devonian" (PDF).
Taxon identifiers
Steganotheca


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