Kingdom Plantae Order Bennettitales Rank Genus | Division Cycadeoidophyta Family Cycadeoidaceae | |
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Similar Cladophlebis, Neocalamites, Pagiophyllum, Anomozamites, Bennettitales | ||
Nilssonia is an extinct genus of plants belonging to Bennettitales, which were similar to cycads in growth form and leaf morphology, but completely different in reproductive structures. Bennettitales were found around the globe during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous.
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