Cordaitaceae is an extinct
family
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of
conifer
Conifers () are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a sin ...
s.
It was named after Czech botanist and mycologist
August Carl Joseph Corda
August Carl Joseph Corda (15 November 1809 – 1849) was a physician, botanist, and mycologist from Bohemia. This botanist is denoted by the List of botanists by author abbreviation, author abbreviation Corda when Author citation (botany), citing ...
.
Conifers of this family were common in the Carboniferous and in the Permian.
References
Cordaitales
Prehistoric plant families
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