Rhyniaceae
E538415
Rhyniaceae is an extinct family of early vascular land plants known from the Devonian period, including some of the oldest well-preserved fossils that illuminate the evolution of terrestrial flora.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct taxon
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ |
| clade | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Rhyniopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Aglaophyton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aglaophyton major NERFINISHED ⓘ Huvenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhynia gwynne-vaughanii NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockmansella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestFossilRecord | Early Devonian ⓘ |
| environment |
terrestrial
ⓘ
wetland habitats ⓘ |
| fossilPreservationType | silicified chert ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Emsian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pragian ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cuticle with stomata
ⓘ
dichotomous branching ⓘ herbaceous habit ⓘ leafless axes ⓘ simple vascular strand ⓘ small stature ⓘ terminal sporangia ⓘ |
| hasResearchUse |
reconstruction of early terrestrial ecosystems
ⓘ
study of early plant anatomy ⓘ study of vascular tissue evolution ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
among oldest well-preserved vascular plant fossils
ⓘ
important for understanding early land plant evolution ⓘ |
| importanceInPaleobotany | model group for early vascular plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Rhynie Chert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ fossils ⓘ |
| memberOf | early vascular plants ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rhynie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Rhyniales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | stem axes ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | sporangia ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Devonian ⓘ |
| vascularSystem | simple central strand of tracheids ⓘ |
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