Order Cordaitales (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The fossil record of the Pennsylvanian period includes numerous examples of order Cordaitales, which were among the earliest known arborescent plants.
- Order Cordaitales were characterized by their tall, tree-like trunks that were often comparable in complexity to those of modern cycads.
- Fossil evidence suggests that order Cordaitales were widely distributed across the supercontinent of Pangaea during the late Paleozoic era.
- Despite their advanced trunks, order Cordaitales are thought to have been relatively primitive plants that lacked the complex reproductive structures of modern conifers.
- The exact timing of the extinction of order Cordaitales is unclear, but it is believed to have occurred sometime during the Mesozoic era.