Matoniaceae

Matoniaceae; Temporal range: Middle Triassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Matonia pectinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Gleicheniales
Family:	Matoniaceae; C.Presl 1847
Genera
	Matonia R.Br. ex Wall. 1829 ; Phanerosorus Copel. 1909;

Matoniaceae is one of the three families of ferns in the Gleicheniales order of the Polypodiopsida class.^[1]^[2] Fossil records reveal that Matoniaceae ferns were abundant during the Mesozoic era (about 250-million to 66-million years ago), during which they lived on every continent, including Antarctica, with eight genera and 26 species, with the oldest known specimens being from the Middle Triassic of Antarctica.^[3] Today the family is much less abundant, and also less diverse, with only two extant genera and four species,^[4] which are limited to portions of southeastern Asia.^[5]

Quick facts Scientific classification, Genera ...

The following diagram shows a likely phylogenic relationship with the other two families of the Gleicheniales.^[6]

Gleicheniales

Gleicheniaceae	6 extant genera

Dipteridaceae

2 extant genera

Matoniaceae

	Matonia

	Phanerosorus

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Matoniaceae

Extant taxa

Extinct genera

References

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