Cordaitaceae

Cordaitaceae
	Fossil bark of a Cordaites sp
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	†Cordaitales
Family:	†Cordaitaceae
Genera
	†Cordaites; †Cordaicarpus; †Cardiocarpus; †Samaropsis;

Cordaitaceae is an extinct family of conifers. It was named after Czech botanist and mycologist August Carl Joseph Corda.

Conifers of this family were common in the Carboniferous and in the Permian.

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