Lepidodendron

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Lepidodendron is an extinct genus of giant, tree-like lycopsid plants that dominated Carboniferous coal swamp forests.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lepidodendrales 3
Lepidodendron canonical 3
Lepidodendraceae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct genus
fossil plant genus
lycopsid
associatedRootGenus Stigmaria
barkType periderm with leaf cushion pattern
class Lycopsida
linked to: Lycopodiophyta
contributedTo formation of coal deposits
distinguishedBy rhombic leaf scar pattern
distinguishedFrom Sigillaria
division Lycopodiophyta
dominantIn Euramerican coal swamps
etymology from Greek for "scale tree"
extinctionCause climatic and environmental changes after Carboniferous
family Lepidodendraceae
linked to: Lepidodendron
firstAppearance Mississippian subperiod
fossilPart branches
cones
leaf cushions
roots
trunks
fossilsFoundIn Asia
Europe
North America
geologicalStatus index fossil of Carboniferous coal measures
growthForm tree-like plant
kingdom Plantae
lastAppearance Pennsylvanian subperiod
lifeCycle rapid growth to maturity
lifeSpan relatively short-lived for a tree
livedDuring Carboniferous period
maximumHeight up to about 30 metres
maximumTrunkDiameter up to about 1 metre
namedBy Adolphe Brongniart
order Lepidodendrales
linked to: Lepidodendron
partOf Carboniferous rainforest ecosystem
photosyntheticOrgans microphylls
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis
reproduction spore-bearing cones
reproductiveStructure strobili
rootSystem stigmarian roots
stemSurface diamond-shaped leaf scars
typeSpecies Lepidodendron obovatum
linked to: Lepidodendron
typicalEnvironment coal swamp forests
usedIn paleoclimate reconstruction
stratigraphic correlation of coal seams
woodType primary xylem dominant
yearDescribed 1828

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isoetales notableFossilRelatives Lepidodendrales
linked to: Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron order Lepidodendrales
linked to: Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron family Lepidodendraceae
linked to: Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron typeSpecies Lepidodendron obovatum
linked to: Lepidodendron
Sigillaria order Lepidodendrales
linked to: Lepidodendron
Sigillaria associatedWith Lepidodendron