GYMNOSPERM PLANT DIVERSITY LINKS for Biology 306, Illinois Wesleyan University:

KINGDOM PLANTAE

Palaeozoic Palaeogeography, Palaeobotany Group, University of Muenster
*Early Seed Plants, U. of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley  (read about fossil record)
Coal Swamp Forests, Palaeobotany Group, University of Muenster
Coal, Palaeobotany Group, University of Muenster

Phylum/Division Pteridiospermophyta (seed ferns)

*Fossil Pteridosperms, Palaeobotany Group, University of Muenster  (read introduction and check out pictures of
          genera discussed in class)
Callipterids, Palaeobotany Group, University of Muenster
Mazon Creek Fossils, Illinois State Museum

Phylum/Division Cycadeoidophyta (extinct cycadeoids also known as bennettitaleans)


*Anthophyte clade, U. of California, Berkeley  (read discussions of this evolutionary line particularly the bennettitaleans)

Phylum/Division Cycadophyta (cycads)

*The Cycad Pages, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney  (spend some time exploring these pages)
Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia, Cycad and Palm Societies of Florida
Introduction to the Cycads, U. of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley
Cycadophyta, Plants on Line, Southern Illinois University
Cycadaceae Images from U. of Hawaii
Cycadaceae, Texas A&M Vascular Plant Image Gallery
Zamiaceae, Texas A&M Vascular Plant Image Gallery

Phylum/Division Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo)

*Ginkgo pages, Cor Kwant   (check out the various pages and images)
Ginkgophyta, Plants on Line, Southern Illinois University
Ginkgoaceae, Texas A&M Vascular Plant Image Gallery

Phylum/Division Coniferophyta (conifers)

Coniferophyta, Plants on Line, Southern Illinois University
Fossil Conifers, Palaeobotany Group, University of Muenster
*Cordaites, Palaeobotany Group, University of Muenster  (check out some pictures)
*Conifers of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State University  (examine four or five conifer genera pages and
               then try keying out at least two of the mystery trees)
Araucariaceae Images from U. of Hawaii
Cupressaceae Images from U. of Hawaii
Cupressaceae, Texas A&M Vascular Plant Image Gallery
Pinaceae Images U. of Hawaii
Pinaceae, Texas A&M Vacular Plant Image Gallery
Podocarpaceae Images from U. of Hawaii
Taxaceae Images from U. of Hawaii
Taxaceae, Texas A&M Vascular Plant Image Gallery
Taxodiaceae Images from U. of Hawaii

Phylum/Division Gnetophyta

*Anthophyte clade, U. of California, Berkeley  (continue reading about this evolutionary line particularly the gnetophytes)
Gnetophyta, Plants on Line, Southern Illinois University
Ephedraceae, Texas A&M Vascular Plant Image Gallery
Gnetaceae Images from U. of Hawaii
*Welwitschia Images from Mark Olson, Missouri Botanical Gardens  (pictures from Nambia)
*Welwitschia Namibweb  (read about biology and ecology in Namibia)

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