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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
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Fossil image.
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Ginkgoaceae
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Taxonomic information and botanical description for Class Ginkgoopsida, Order Ginkgoales, Family Ginkgoaceae, and Genus Ginkgo.
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Ginkgoales: Fossil Record
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Illustrated discussion of the fossil record of ginkgos through the Tertiary.
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Ginkgoites sibirica
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fossil image
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Ginkgophytes
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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.
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Introduction to the Ginkgoales
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Brief discussion of living and fossil ginkgos.
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