Cheirolepidiaceae
Translingual
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