Ginkgo adiantoides is an extinct ginkgo species in the family Ginkgoaceae from the Late Cretaceous to the Miocene.

Ginkgo adiantoides
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Ginkgophyta
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Ginkgo
Species:
G. adiantoides
Binomial name
Ginkgo adiantoides
(Unger) Heer

Evolutionary history is unresolved. Morphological and molecular data show a wide range of possible relationships with cycads and conifers.[1]

Ginkgo leaves were borne on both long and short shoots on lateral branches of the main stem. They are recognized by their distinctive leaf shape and open dichotomous venation pattern. Ginkogoales are spermatophytes, belong to the lignophyte clade, and are euphyllophytes.[1]

Ginkgo adiantoides 1
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References

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  1. ^ a b Willis, K.J.; McElwain, J.C. (2014). The Evolution of Plants. Oxford.
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