The Zygopteridales is an extinct order of
ferns or fern-like plants which grew primarily during the
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...
.
It comprises two families:
Zygopteridaceae, which contains at least a dozen named genera,
and
Teledeaceae, which comprises two genera (''
Teledea'' and ''
Senftenbergia''). A few other genera are of uncertain placement and are not assigned to any family yet.
References
Carboniferous plants
Devonian plants
Permian plants
Cretaceous extinctions
Prehistoric plant orders
Fern orders
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