Archaeopteris macilenta
Extinct species of Devonian plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Archaeopteris macilenta is distinguished from other species of the genus by leaves which are divided into narrow segments at their tips. Sporangia were borne on different parts of the branches with ordinary foliage leaves. Archaeopteris macilenta leaves and fertile shoots are attached to wood which when permineralized is called Callixylon newberryi.[1][2] Archaeopteris is retained in the class Progymnospermopsida which includes plants with gymnospermous anatomy and pteridophytic reproduction.[3]
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Archaeopteris macilenta | |
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Reconstruction of Archaeopteris macilenta from the Late Devonian Walton Formation, Hancock New York | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Class: | †Progymnospermopsida |
Order: | †Archaeopteridales |
Family: | †Archaeopteridaceae |
Genus: | †Archaeopteris |
Species: | †A. macilenta |
Binomial name | |
†Archaeopteris macilenta Lesq. | |
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