Voltziales
| Voltziales | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | †Voltziales |
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†Utrechtiaceae | |
Voltziales is an extinct order of trees related to modern conifers. In the fossil record, the most common member of the order is Walchia, known originally for its leaf form genus, and the order is commonly called Walchian.[1] The order consists of these families:
- Utrechtiaceae
- Thucydiaceae
- Emporiaceae
- Majonicaceae
- Ullmanniaceae
- Bartheliaceae
- Ferugliocladaceae
- Buriadiaceae
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References
- ↑ Rothwell, Gar W.; Mapes, Gene; Hernandez-Castillo, Genaro R. (August 2005). "Hanskerpia gen. nov. and Phylogenetic Relationships among the Most Ancient Conifers (Voltziales)". Taxon 54 (3): 733–750. doi:10.2307/25065430.
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