Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
Cordaites is an important genus of extinct gymnosperms which grew on wet ground similar to the Everglades in Florida. Brackish water mussels and crustacea are found frequently between the roots of these trees. The fossils are found in rock sections from the Upper Carboniferous ( ) of the Dutch - Belgian - German coal area. A number of many noteworthy types from this line are:
- Cordaites principalis
- Cordaites ludlowi (named after Ludlow, a coal area in England)
- Cordaites hislopii. Found in Paleorrota geopark in Brazil.
- Image of a Cardiocarpus fossil
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