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Caytonia nathorstii
Life reconstruction of Caytonia nathorstii , showing the stem, leaves, ovuliferous organs, and seeds。Image source:Abbieeturner, CC BY-SA 4.0 Age Jurassic(Hettangian-Tithonian) 145-200 Ma Taxonomy Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pteridospermatophyta Class: Caytoniopsida Order: Caytoniales Family: Caytoniaceae Genus: Caytonia Species: Caytonia nathorstii Morphological description The ovuliferous organs of Caytonia nathorstii consist of numerous small, cup-shaped structures known

Rodrigo
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Cooksonia pertoni
Reconstruction of Cooksonia pertoni (Courtesy of palaeopedia ) Age Silurian(Pridoli epoch)-Devonian(Lochkovian) 433-393 Ma Taxonomy Kingdom: Plantae Superphylum: Polysporangiomorpha Genus: Cooksonia Species: Cooksonia pertoni Morphological description Cooksonia pertoni is one of the most representative species of the extinct early land plant genus Cooksonia , a group of great importance in plant evolution, although it may not form a strictly monophyletic lineage. The species

演化之聲
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