Cordaites

The explosive is spelled Cordite.

Cordaites Temporal range: Late Carboniferous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cordaites lungatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Tracheophyta (Pteropsida)
Class:	Gymnospermae
Order:	Cordaitales
Family:	Cordaitaceae
Genus:	Cordaites
Species
Cordaites ludlowi Cordaites lungatus Cordaites principalis

Cordaites is an important genus of extinct gymnosperms which grew on wet ground similar to the Everglades in Florida. Brackish water mussels and crustacea are found frequently between the roots of these trees. The fossils are found in rock sections from the Upper Carboniferous (318 to 299 million years ago) of the Dutch - Belgian - German coal area. A number of many noteworthy types from this line are:

• Cordaites principalis
• Cordaites ludlowi (named after Ludlow, a coal area in England)

In contrast to many other plant varieties, Cordaites seeds are not rare, because they are rather large (up to 10mm); those seeds are named Cordaicarpus.

References

External links

• http://www.uni-muenster.de/GeoPalaeontologie/Palaeo/Palbot/seite18.html
• http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fossils/gallery/specimen/967206.htm
• http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/engcord/ecordai.html
• Image of a Cardiocarpus fossil

This paleobotany-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Prehistoric plants Carboniferous life Gymnosperms Paleobotany stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Morsasco Murisengo Look at other dictionaries: Cordaites — n. a genus of tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; they were structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers. Syn: genus {Cordaites}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Cordaītes — (Petref.), Pflanzengattung der Farrenkräuter, zum Theil früher als Flabellaria beschrieben …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Cordaites — s. Kordaitazeen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Cordaites — Cordaitales Feuilles …   Wikipédia en Français Cordaites — ▪ fossil plant genus       extinct genus of seed plants with leathery, strap shaped leaves (leaf) from the Pennsylvanian Subperiod (318 to 299 million years ago) and thought to be closely related to conifers (conifer). The genus was made up of… …   Universalium Cordaites — noun tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers • Syn: ↑genus Cordaites • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cordaitaceae, ↑family… …   Useful english dictionary cordaïtes — cor|da|ï|tes Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català cordaites — cor·dai·tes …   English syllables Cordaitales ou cordaites — Cordaites Cordaitales …   Wikipédia en Français genus Cordaites — noun tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers • Syn: ↑Cordaites • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cordaitaceae, ↑family Cordaitaceae …   Useful english dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”