Radicites

Radicites is a taxonomic name applied to certain types of fossilized root traces preserved in sedimentary rocks.^[1][2] These fossils are most commonly found in paleosols from the Mesozoic era, though some specimens are known from as early as the Permian period.^[3] The various fossils assigned to Radicites likely represent root systems from a range of plant groups, including horsetails and conifers.^[1][4] Radicites occurs in a range of depositional environments, from wet marshes to semi-arid, desert-like conditions.^[1] They are most commonly known from the Old World.^[3]

Radicites Temporal range: Early Permian–Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Trace fossil classification
Ichnogenus:	†Radicites Potonié, 1893