Coniferopsida (Noun)
Meaning
Cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Coniferopsida is one of the oldest lineages of seed-producing plants, dating back to the Carboniferous period.
- Coniferopsida classifies cone-bearing gymnosperms such as pines and spruces under a shared group.
- These fossilized remains of ancient conifers have much in common with the existing subdivision within Coniferopsida known as Pinophytina.
- Research on diverse fossil species under the Coniferopsida group resulted in a better understanding of their morphology and species classification.
- A study of fossil records further extends the understanding of conifer reproduction in the most ancient of Coniferopsida species from the Carboniferous period.