The Ginkgophyta are conifer-like seed plants with fan-shaped leaves.
They reached their height of diversity and distribution in the Mesozoic Era.
The division has one extant species, Ginkgo biloba, a dioecious tree which can live up to 1000 years, which probably originated about 250 million years ago.
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Ginkgo digitata
Fossil image.
Ginkgoaceae
Taxonomic information and botanical description for Class Ginkgoopsida, Order Ginkgoales, Family Ginkgoaceae, and Genus Ginkgo.
Ginkgoales: Fossil Record
Illustrated discussion of the fossil record of ginkgos through the Tertiary.
Introduction to the Ginkgoales
Brief discussion of living and fossil ginkgos.
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