Rhyniales
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Rhyniales is an extinct order of early vascular land plants from the Silurian–Devonian period, characterized by simple leafless stems and among the earliest known examples of tracheophytes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct taxon
ⓘ
plant order ⓘ |
| branchingPattern | dichotomous branching ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dichotomously branching axes
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early land plants ⓘ lacked true leaves ⓘ lacked true roots ⓘ possessed vascular tissue ⓘ simple leafless stems ⓘ terminal sporangia ⓘ |
| clade | tracheophytes ⓘ |
| conductingTissue | primitive tracheids ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | terminal rather than lateral sporangia ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Zosterophyllales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division |
Tracheophyta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
vascular plants ⓘ |
| earliestAppearance | Silurian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| fossilPreservation | commonly preserved as compression and permineralized fossils ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ other parts of Laurussia ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| growthForm | small herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| importance |
among the earliest known tracheophytes
ⓘ
important for understanding early vascular plant evolution ⓘ |
| includedTaxa |
Aglaophyton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cooksonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fossil record ⓘ |
| latestAppearance | Devonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leafPresence | leafless ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | on the order of several centimeters to decimeters ⓘ |
| morphology | leafless axes with simple branching ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoecology | occupied moist habitats near water sources ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | stems ⓘ |
| rank | order ⓘ |
| reproduction | spore-bearing plants ⓘ |
| rootPresence | rootless or with simple rhizomes ⓘ |
| significanceInPaleobotany | represents a key stage in the evolution of vascular systems ⓘ |
| sporangiaPosition | terminal on stems or branches ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Devonian
ⓘ
Silurian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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