Alethopteris

Alethopteris
Temporal range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Medullosales
Family: Alethopteridaceae
Genus: Alethopteris
Alethopteris

Alethopteris is a genus of fossil seed ferns that existed in the Carboniferous period (around 360 to 300 million years ago).[1]


See also

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References

  1. "Seed Fern Fossil". www.fossilmuseum.net. Retrieved 2016-12-01.


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