Eophyllophyton

Eophyllophyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Genus:	†Eophyllophyton Hao & Beck 1993
Binomial name
*Eophyllophyton bellum* Hao & Beck 1993

Eophyllophyton bellum is the oldest known plant bearing megaphyllous leaves.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Hao, S.; Beck, C.B.; Deming, W. (2003). "Structure of the Earliest Leaves: Adaptations to High Concentrations of Atmospheric CO₂". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 164 (1): 71–75. doi:10.1086/344557.
↑ Crane, P.R.; Herendeen, P. & Friis, E.M. (2004), "Fossils and plant phylogeny", American Journal of Botany, 91 (10): 1683–99, doi:10.3732/ajb.91.10.1683, PMID 21652317

Archaea

Bacteria

Eukaryota

Plant

Hacrobia

Heterokont

Alveolata

Rhizaria

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Amoebozoa

Opisthokonta

Animal

Fungi)

Rhodophyta
(red algae)

Charophyta s.l.
(paraphyletic)

Bryophytes
(paraphyletic)

paraphyletic

paraphyletic	†Trimerophyta †Cecropsidales †Noeggerathiopsida †Aneurophytopsida †Archaeopteridopsida †Protopityales

Moniliformopses (ferns)	†Ibykales †Cladoxylopsida †Stauropteridales †Zygopteridales Equisetopsida Psilotopsida Marattiopsida Filicopsida

Spermatophyta (seed plants)	†Axelrodiopsida †Arberiopsida †Moresnetiopsida †Lyginopteridopsida †Pachytestopsida †Callistophytales †Peltaspermopsida †Umkomasiales Pinopsida Cycadopsida Ginkgopsida †Phasmatocycadopsida †Pentoxylopsida †Dictyopteridiopsida †Cycadeoideopsida †Caytoniopsida Magnoliopsida