Gosslingiaceae is a family of extinct zosterophylls. The zosterophylls were among the first vascular plants in the fossil record, and are considered to share an ancestor with the living lycophytes. The family is variously placed in the order Sawdoniales[1] or the order Gosslingiales.[2]
| Gosslingiaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Plesion: | †Zosterophylls |
| Order: | †incertae sedis |
| Family: | †Gosslingiaceae |
| Genera | |
Genera edit
Genera that have been placed in this family by Kenrick and Crane in 1997 and Hao and Xue in 2013 are shown in the table below.
| Genus | Included by Hao & Xue[2] | Included by Kenrick & Crane[1] |
|---|---|---|
| †Crenaticaulis Banks & Davis (1969) | yes | placed in Sawdoniaceae |
| †Gosslingia Heard (1927) | yes | yes |
| †Oricilla Gensel (1982) | yes | yes |
| †Sawdonia Hueber (1971) | yes | placed in Sawdoniaceae |
| †Tarella | unplaced as to family | yes |
References edit
- ^ a b Kenrick, Paul & Crane, Peter R. (1997), The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants: A Cladistic Study, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 172, ISBN 978-1-56098-730-7
- ^ a b Hao, Shougang & Xue, Jinzhuang (2013), The early Devonian Posongchong flora of Yunnan: a contribution to an understanding of the evolution and early diversification of vascular plants, Beijing: Science Press, p. 53, ISBN 978-7-03-036616-0, retrieved 2019-10-25
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