A division represented today by a single living species, Ginkgo biloba, a fan-leafed tree whose lineage can be traced in the fossil record back over two hundred million years, making it one of the most striking living examples of a 'living fossil.' Ginkgophyta was once far more diverse worldwide before every other lineage in the division went extinct.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1241896, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Ginkgophyta
Wikidata Q10788836, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia: Ginkgoopsida
In Group: Seed Plant Divisions, LeadQuote, In Group: Seed Plant Divisions, Lead
Ginkgoopsida is a proposed class of gymnosperms defined by Sergei V. Meyen in 1984 to encompass Ginkgoales (which contains the living Ginkgo) alongside a number of extinct seed plant groups, which he considered to be closely related based on similarities of morphology of pollen, seeds, cuticles, short shoots and
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