Caytoniaceae

Caytoniaceae; Temporal range: Triassic–Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	†Pteridospermatophyta
Order:	†Caytoniales
Family:	†Caytoniaceae; Kräusel 1926
Genera
	Caytonia ovulate structure; Caytonanthus pollen organ; Sagenopteris leaves; Amphorispermum seeds;

The Caytoniaceae are an extinct family of plants belonging to Pteridospermatophyta, or seed ferns.[1][2]

References

Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 271–74. ISBN 9780080557830.
Elgorriaga, A.; Escapa, I. H.; Cúneo, R. (2019). "Southern Hemisphere Caytoniales: vegetative and reproductive remains from the Lonco Trapial Formation (Lower Jurassic), Patagonia". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1535456.

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