Bennettitales

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Bennettitales An extinct gymnosperm (Gymnospermae) order ranging from the Triassic into the Cretaceous. They resembled cycads (Cycadophyta), and possessed reproductive structures that must have looked more like flowers than cones.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY

Bennettitales

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Bennettitales Extinct gymnosperm order ranging from the Triassic into the Cretaceous. They resembled cycads, and possessed reproductive structures which must have looked more like flowers than cones.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

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