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Caytonia

Extinct genus of seed ferns From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caytonia
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Caytonia is an extinct genus of seed ferns.

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A complete reconstruction of Caytonia nathorstii plant Retallack and Dilcher 1988[1]

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Description

Caytonia has berry-like cupules with numerous small seeds arrayed along axes [2]

Whole plant reconstructions

Different organs attributed to the same original plant can be reconstructed from co-occurrence at the same locality and from similarities in the stomatal apparatus and other anatomical peculiarities of fossilized cuticles.


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