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Dictyopteridiaceae

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Dictyopteridiaceae
Temporal range: Late Permian
Reconstruction of the glossopterid plant Dictyopteridium sporiferum, with Glossopteris communis leaves, Eretmonia hinjridaensis pollen organ, Protohaploxypinus limpidus pollen, Araucarioxylon bengalense wood and chambered roots of Vertebraria australis from Late Permian Blackwater Coal Measures near Homevale Station, Queensland[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Order: Glossopteridales
Family: Dictyopteridiaceae
Rigby 1978
Genera

Dictyopteridiaceae are an extinct family of glossopterid plants known from the Permian period. It generally refers to reproductive organs, which are associated with Glossopteris leaves.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Retallack, G.J.; Dilcher, D.L. (1988). "Reconstructions of selected seed ferns". Missouri Botanical Garden Annals. 75 (3): 1010–1057. doi:10.2307/2399379. JSTOR 2399379.
  2. ^ Mcloughlin, Stephen; Prevec, Rose (2019-10-02). "The architecture of Permian glossopterid ovuliferous reproductive organs". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 43 (4): 480–510. Bibcode:2019Alch...43..480M. doi:10.1080/03115518.2019.1659852. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 210288980.