''Neuropteris'' is an extinct
seed fern
A seed is an Plant embryogenesis, embryonic plant enclosed in a testa (botany), protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, includ ...
that existed in the
Carboniferous period,
known only from
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
s.
Major
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
include ''Neuropteris loschi''.
See also
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Coal forest
Coal forests were the vast swathes of wetlands that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous ( Pennsylvanian) and Permian times.Cleal, C. J. & Thomas, B. A. (2005). "Palaeozoic tropical rainforests and their e ...
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Macroneuropteris
''Macroneuropteris'' is a genus of Carboniferous seed plants in the order Medullosales. The genus is best known for the species ''Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri'', a medium-size tree that was common throughout the late Carboniferous Euramerica. T ...
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References
Pteridospermatophyta
Pennsylvanian plants
Prehistoric plant genera
Carboniferous first appearances
Carboniferous extinctions
Fossils of Georgia (U.S. state)
Paleozoic life of New Brunswick
Paleozoic life of Nova Scotia
Paleozoic life of Prince Edward Island
Prehistoric plants of North America
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