Biology:Dorycordaites

Short description: Genus of conifers

Dorycordaites Temporal range: from Carboniferous Desmoinesian age to Permian, 313.8–290.1 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil leaves of Dorycordaites affinis on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cordaitales
Family:	Cordaitaceae
Genus:	Dorycordaites R. Zeiller, 1888

Dorycordaites is a genus of extinct gymnosperms.

Distribution

Fossils of this genus have been found in Permian of Egypt, France , Morocco, Niger, Spain and in Desmoinesian of United States .

References

• Paleobiology Database
• GBIF
• ING Database - Smithsonian Institution
• Enciclopedia-Italiana

Wikidata ☰ Q16981415 entry