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