Sigillaria

Sigillaria is a genus of extinct, spore-bearing, arborescent lycophyte, known from the Carboniferous and Permian periods. It is related to the more famous Lepidodendron, and more distantly to modern quillworts.

This article is about the extinct plant genus. For the ancient Roman festival and associated gifts, see Sigillaria (ancient Rome). For the plant genus Sigillaria Raf., see Maianthemum.

Sigillaria
Temporal range: Carboniferous-Permian, Possible Devonian record
Sigillaria mamillaris sp. Estonian Museum of Natural History, Tallinn, Estonia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: †Lepidodendrales
Family: †Sigillariaceae
Genus: †Sigillaria
Brongniart (1822)
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