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Bothrodendron

fossil plant genus
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Bothrodendron was a genus of fossil plants from the Paleozoic Era. These plants resembled modern club mosses, specifically the genus Lycopodium. Bothrodendron shared characteristics with other fossil genera like Lepidodendron and Sigillaria, and is considered to have characters intermediate between them.1

These plants lived during the Carboniferous Period, approximately 359 to 299 million years ago. They were related to modern club mosses and could grow quite tall, reaching up to 40 meters (130 feet) in height. Bothrodendron and its relatives reproduced using spores.2

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