Alethopteris Temporal range: Carboniferous |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridospermatophyta |
Order: | Medullosales |
Family: | Alethopteridaceae |
Genus: | Alethopteris |
Alethopteris is a prehistoric plant genus of fossil Pteridospermatophyta (seed ferns) that existed in the Carboniferous period (around 360 to 300 million years ago).
It is in the family Alethopteridaceae.