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Information: 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 u
Introduction to the Ginkgoales Introduction to the Ginkgoales: Brief discussion of living and fossil ginkgos. (Ginkgophyta) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/seedplants/ginkgoales/ginkgo.html
Ginkgophytes Ginkgophytes: Brief discussion of the lineage that originated in the late Paleozoic, became quite diverse during the Mesozoic, and is now represented by one species. Includes fossil images. (Ginkgophyta) http://taggart.glg.msu.edu/isb200/ginkgo.htm
Ginkgoales: Fossil Record Ginkgoales: Fossil Record: Illustrated discussion of the fossil record of ginkgos through the Tertiary. (Ginkgophyta) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/seedplants/ginkgoales/ginkgofr.html
Ginkgoaceae Ginkgoaceae: Taxonomic information and botanical description for Class Ginkgoopsida, Order Ginkgoales, Family Ginkgoaceae, and Genus Ginkgo. (Ginkgophyta) http://www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/conifers/gi/index.htm