Lyginopteridaceae
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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.
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