Sagar Kumar Temporal range: Carboniferous |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Phylum: | †Pteridospermophyta |
Order: | †Lyginopteridales |
Family: | Lyginopteridaceae |
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Lyginopteridaceae is an extinct family of plants (Pteridospermophyta) in North America and European Carboniferous coal measures.
Lyginopteridaceae were shrubs and vines with radiospermic ovules containing a lagenostome. They consisted of forms with monostelic stem petioles usually with single strand and small seeds. Family members include Lyginopteris and Heterangium.