Archaeopteridaceae

Archaeopteridaceae Temporal range: Middle Devonian–Late Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Reconstruction of the extinct progymnosperm plant Archaeopteris macilenta based on fossils from the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Tracheophytes
Class:	†Progymnospermopsida
Order:	†Archaeopteridales
Family:	†Archaeopteridaceae
Genera
†Archaeopteris leafy and fertile shoots †Svalbardia leafy and fertile shoots †Callixylon permineralized wood

The Archaeopteridaceae are an extinct family of plants belonging to Progymnospermae, and were dominant forest trees of the Late Devonian.