Glossopteridales

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Glossopteridales
Temporal range: Permian
Various glossopterid pollen bearing reproductive structures
Leaf of Glossopteris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Spermatophyta
Order: Glossopteridales
Plumstead, 1956
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Synonyms
  • Arberiales
  • Ottokariales

Glossopteridales is an extinct

Permian-Triassic extinction event. Possible Triassic records of the group have been recorded.[1] The best known genus is Glossopteris, a leaf form genus. Other examples are Gangamopteris, Glossotheca, and Vertebraria
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Permian

Midrib-less forms were common in the Early Permian whereas midrib forms were more common in the Late Permian.[3]

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