Glossopterid
| Glossopteridales Temporal range: Permian |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | †Pteridospermatophyta |
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†Glossopteridales Plumstead 1956 |
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Glossopteridales is an extinct order of plants belonging to Pteridospermatophyta, or seed ferns, also known as Arberiales and Ottokariales. They arose at the beginning of the Permian (298.9 million years ago) on the southern continent of Gondwana, but became extinct before the end of the Permian period (252.17 million years ago). The best known genus is Glossopteris. Other examples are Glossotheca and Vertebraria
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