Zosterophyllopsida 

Zosterophyllopsida
Fossil range: Upper Silurian - Lower Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Zosterophyllopsida †
Orders

The Zosterophyllopsida are a group of fossil lycophytes known primarily from the Silurian and Devonian. They are typified by the genus Zosterophyllum which had its sporangia distributed in groups along the sides of the stem tips, rather than in a terminal position.1

References

  1. ^ Stewart, WN & GW Rothwell (1993) Paleobotany and the evolution of plants, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, New York, USA

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