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Lyginopteris

Lyginopteris

9.9
A fossil plant like a fern that lived about 300 million years ago
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Lyginopteris
  • The structure of Lyginopteris seeds provides important evidence of plant evolution in the Carboniferous era.

Examples

  • Paleobotanists discovered a well-preserved Lyginopteris fossil during their excavation in the coal seam.

  • Researchers compared the vascular tissues of Lyginopteris with those of modern ferns and cycads.

  • The fossil of Lyginopteris was discovered in a coal mine.

  • Many specimens of Lyginopteris have been found in North America.

  • Paleobotanists discovered a well-preserved Lyginopteris fossil during their excavation in the coal seam.

  • The structure of Lyginopteris seeds provides important evidence of plant evolution in the Carboniferous era.

  • Researchers compared the vascular tissues of Lyginopteris with those of modern ferns and cycads.

Surface Forms

Lyginopteris singular
Lyginopterises plural

Etymology

Lyginopteris comes from Greek words lyg- 'flexible' and -pteris 'fern'. So, a helpful way to remember Lyginopteris is as a 'flexible fern', which fits because it is an extinct 'seed fern' known from fossils.