Ginkgo adiantoides is an extinct ginkgo species in the family Ginkgoaceae from the Late Cretaceous to the Miocene.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Ginkgophyta |
| Class: | Ginkgoopsida |
| Order: | Ginkgoales |
| Family: | Ginkgoaceae |
| Genus: | Ginkgo |
| Species: | †G. adiantoides
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| †Ginkgo adiantoides (Unger) Heer
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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]
References
edit- Paleobotany, Second Edition: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants by Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor and Michael Krings - Page 748
- North America Through Time: A Paleontological History of Our Continent by Lynne M. Clos - Page 172
- Jurassic and Cretaceous Floras and Climates of the Earth by V. A. Vakhrameev, Norman F. Hughes and Ju V. Litvinov - Page 110
- Fossil Plants: A Text-Book for Students of Botany and Geology (Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science) by A. C. Seward - Page 10
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