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Equisetopsida (Horsetailes)

      Equisetopsida, or Sphenopsida, is a class of plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian. They are commonly known as horsetails. Living species typically grow in wet areas, with needle-like leaves radiating at regular intervals from a single vertical stem. The Equisetopsida were formerly regarded as a separate division of spore plants and also called Equisetophyta, Arthrophyta or Sphenophyta; today they have been recognized as rather close relatives of the typical ferns (Pteridopsida) and form a specialized lineage of the Pteridophyta.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetopsida
Annularia stellata ZŠ329
Annularia stellataŠimůnek (1994), Pl. I, fig. 5 ZŠ41
Annularia stellata ZŠ341
Annularia stellata ZŠ196
Annularia stellataŠimůnek (1994), Pl. I, fig. 3 ZŠ38
Asterophyllites equisetiformis ZŠ519
Asterophyllites equisetiformis ZŠ515
Asterophyllites equisetiformis ZŠ520
Asterophyllites grandis WA128
Asterophyllites grandis WA185
Asterophyllites longifolius WA139
Asterophyllites longifoliusfoto ZŠ197
Asterophyllites longifolius ZŠ554
Asterophyllites WA194
Asterophyllites WA164
Bowmanites Binney, 1871 ZŠ807
Bowmanites Binney, 1871 ZŠ331
Calamites carinatus ZŠ392
Calamites cistii ZŠ393
Calamites cistii ZŠ769

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