Kingdom Plantae Class Jungermanniopsida Order Metzgeriales | Division Marchantiophyta Rank Genus | |
Similar Metzgeriidae, Metzgeriales, Haplomitriopsida, Blasiales, Mylia anomala | ||
Metzgeriothallus sharona is the oldest known liverwort fossil, dating to the Middle Devonian. It is a simple, thalloid organism. M. metzgerioides is known from more fragmentary material dating to the Carboniferous of Scotland.
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