Biology:Stauropteridaceae

Short description: Extinct family of ferns

Stauropteridaceae Temporal range: Devonian to Upper Carboniferous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Order:	†Stauropteridales
Family:	†Stauropteridaceae
Genera
†Stauropteris †Gillespiea †Rowleya

Stauropteridaceae is a family of ferns or fern-like plants from the Devonian and Upper Carboniferous.

References

• Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, Michael Krings: Paleobotany. The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants . Second Edition, Academic Press 2009, ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8, p. 405-407.

Wikidata ☰ Q5494619 entry