Glossopteridales

Glossopteridales Temporal range: Permian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	†Pteridospermatophyta
Order:	†Glossopteridales Plumstead 1956
Families
Glossopteridaceae Rigbyaceae Arberiaceae Lidgettoniaceae

Glossopteridales is an extinct order of plants belonging to Pteridospermatophyta, or seed ferns, also known as Arberiales and Ottokariales. They arose at the beginning of the Permian (298.9 million years ago) on the southern continent of Gondwana, but became extinct before the end of the Permian period (252.17 million years ago). The best known genus is Glossopteris.

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