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Lepidodendron
extinct genus of plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lepidodendron is an extinct genus of primitive (tree-like) plant. They were the first large land plants, and a major part of the coal forest tropical flora.
Quick Facts Lepidodendron Temporal range: Carboniferous, Scientific classification ...
Lepidodendron Temporal range: Carboniferous | |
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External mold of Lepidodendron from the Pennsylvanian of Ohio. | |
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Class: | Isoetopsida |
Order: | Lepidodendrales |
Family: | Lepidodendraceae |
Genus: | Lepidodendron |
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They were huge, over 30 metres (100 feet), and the trunks were often over 1 m (3.3 ft) in diameter.
Sometimes called 'giant club mosses', they are actually closer to the quillworts Isoetes than to clubmosses.