'"Pteridospermatophyta"', also called 'seed ferns', is an extinct
spermatophyte group of the
Plantae kingdom. Members of this division were predominant at the late
Devonian, declined some 250
mya, and disappeared in the
Cretaceous. The Pteridospermatophyta have not yet acquired a clear position in botanical
systematics and indeed appear to be a
paraphyletic form taxon. Some appear to be allied or ancestral to the
gymnosperms.
Orders placed in the seed ferns are:
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Arberiales
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Calamopityales
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Callistophytales
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Gigantonomiales
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Glossopteridales
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Leptostrobales
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Peltaspermales
See also
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Gigantopterid
External links
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Seed fern paleontology
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Seed ferns