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Ginkgoaceae
Fossil Plant Ginkgo
Leaves of Ginkgo huttonii'
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum/Division

Ginkgophyta

Class

Ginkgoopsida

Order

Ginkgoales

Family

Ginkgoaceae

Genus

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Naming and discovery

Ginkgoaceae is a family of gymnosperms that lived mainly during the Mesozoic era. One species out of the whole family, Ginkgo biloba, is the only living species, that is regarded as a living fossil.

Genera[]

  • Arctobaiera
  • Baiera
  • Eretmophyllum
  • Ginkgo
  • Ginkgoites
  • Ginkgoidium
  • Grenana
  • Phoenicpsis
  • Polyspermophyllum
  • Rhipidopsis
  • Sphenobaiera
  • Windwardia

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