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cordaitales

/ˌkɔːr.daɪˈteɪ.liːz/

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noun

/ˌkɔːr.daɪˈteɪ.liːz/C2formalscientific
  • ruВымерший порядок растений с высокими, похожими на деревья стволами, которые были сравнимы с саговниками или более продвинутыми, известный с пенсильванского периода и, вероятно, вымерший с мезозойской эры.

An extinct order of plants with tall, tree-like trunks that were comparable to or more advanced than cycads, known from the Pennsylvanian period and probably extinct since the Mesozoic era.

proper noun

  1. Extinct gymnosperm orderC2formalscientific

    An extinct order of woody plants from the Pennsylvanian period, with tall trunks and strap-shaped leaves, considered ancestors of modern conifers.

    ruКордаитовые

    • Cordaitales dominated the coal-forming forests of the Carboniferous period.
    • Fossilized Cordaitales trunks are found in many Pennsylvanian rock formations.
    • The reproductive structures of Cordaitales resemble those of early conifers.