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Voltziaceae

fossil plant family
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  • giant sequoia
    conifer
    / Annotated classification

    †Families Walchiaceae and Voltziaceae Paleozoic and Mesozoic; show many stages in the transformation of the seed-bearing dwarf shoots of cordaiteans into the unified, flattened seed scales of modern conifers; foliage resembled that of araucarians; include Walchia, Voltzia, and Voltziopsis. †Family Cheirolepidiaceae

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    †Families Walchiaceae and Voltziaceae Paleozoic and Mesozoic; show many stages in the transformation of the seed-bearing dwarf shoots of cordaiteans into the unified, flattened seed scales of modern conifers; foliage resembled that of araucarians; include Walchia, Voltzia, and Voltziopsis. †Family Cheirolepidiaceae

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