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Cordaites

Cordaites
Photo: Mai Seppel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cordaitaceae (Cordait family)
Grows as
Tree

About

Cordaites is a genus of extinct gymnosperms, related to or actually representing the earliest conifers. These trees grew up to 100 feet (30 m) tall and stood in dry areas as well as wetlands. Brackish water mussels and crustacea are found frequently between the roots of these trees. Cordaites fossils are most commonly found in rock sections from the Upper Carboniferous (323 to 299 million years ago) of Europe and the Americas.

A number of many types from this line are:

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cordaites by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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