Glossopteridales is an extinct order of plants belonging to Pteridospermatophyta, or Seed Ferns. They arose during the Permian on the southern continent of Gondwana, but dwindled to extinction by the end of the Triassic period. The best known genus is Glossopteris. // Order may refer to: Religious Holy Orders, the rite or sacrament in which clergy are ordained The monastic orders, originating with Anthony the Great and Benedict of Nursia from circa 300 the military orders of the crusades the various chivalric orders established since the 14th century Honors Order (decoration) Legal... Pteridospermatophyta, also called seed ferns, is an extinct gymnosperm division of the Plantae kingdom. ... The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299. ... Pangaea was formed by the merging of two continents, Laurasia and Gondwana East African and Kuungan Orogens 550 Ma reconstruction showing final stages of assembly The southern supercontinent Gondwana (originally Gondwanaland) included most of the landmasses which make up todays continents of the southern hemisphere, including Antarctica, South America... The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 245 to 202 Ma (million years ago). ... Glossopteris (Greek glossa, meaning tongue, because the leaves were tongue-shaped) is the largest and best-known genus of the extinct order of seed ferns known as Glossopteridales. ...
Glossopteris (Greek glossa, meaning "tongue", because the leaves were tongue-shaped) is the largest and best-known genus of the extinct order of seed ferns known as Glossopteridales.
The Glossopteridales arose during the Permian on the great southern continent of Gondwana.
These plants went on to become a dominant part of the southern flora through the rest of the Permian and early Triassic periods, though they dwindled to extinction by the end of the Triassic.
The Glossopteridales are an extinct group of seed plants that arose during the Permian on the great southern continent of Gondwana.
These plants went on to become a dominant part of the southern flora through the rest of the Permian, though they dwindled to extinction by the end of the Triassic Period.
Glossopteris, the genus from which the group gets its name, is also the largest and best-known member of the Glossopteridales.
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