Cheirolepidiaceae
Translingual
Cheirolepidiaceae in a Danian landscape
Etymology
Proper noun
†Cheirolepidiaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Pinales – extinct coniferous plants, superficially similar to Cupressaceae, and a significant part of the flora of the Mesozoic.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order
Descendants
- English: cheirolepid, cheirolepidian
References
Cheirolepidiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Cheirolepidiaceae at Paleobiology Database
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