| Steganotheca Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Polysporangiophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Stem group: | †Rhyniophyta |
| Genus: | †Steganotheca |
Steganotheca is a genus of bushy, probably vascular plants with branched axes, known from upper Silurian strata.1 It has terminal sporangia and reached 5 cm in height.2
References
References
- Edwards, D. (1982). "Fragmentary non-vascular plant microfossils from the late Silurian of Wales". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 84 (3): 223–256. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1982.tb00536.x.
- "OU Devonian" (PDF).