Dinophyton
Dinophyton is an extinct genus of gymnosperm found in late Triassic beds in North America. Its taxonomy is debated,[2] but it may be a gnetophyte with bisaccate pollen.[1]
Dinophyton Temporal range: Late Triassic ~ | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnosperms |
Division: | Gnetophyta |
Genus: | †Dinophyton Ash 1970 |
Species | |
D. spinosum Ash 1970[1] |
References
- Tekleva, Maria V.; Krassilov, Valentin A. (1 July 2009). "Comparative pollen morphology and ultrastructure of modern and fossil gnetophytes". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 156 (1): 130–138. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.12.007.
- Ash, Sidney (May 1999). "An Upper Triassic upland flora from north-central New Mexico, U.S.A.". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 105 (3–4): 183–199. doi:10.1016/S0034-6667(98)00075-X.
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