Hexagonocaulon

Hexagonocaulon; Temporal range: Middle Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Genus:	†Hexagonocaulon

Hexagonocaulon is an extinct genus of bryophyte that lived during the Middle Triassic. Its fossils have been found throughout the Southern Hemisphere, including the Antarctic Peninsula.^[1]

The plant is believed to have been small in size and to have reproduced through spores.^[2] Of the bryophytes, Hexagonocaulon is considered to be most closely related to the liverworts.

References

^ ^a ^b Palmer, Douglas; et al. (2009). Prehistoric Life: the Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth (first American ed.). New York City: DK Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-7566-5573-0.
^ Walker, Cyril; Ward, David (2002). Fossils. Dorling Kindersley. p. 290. ISBN 0-7894-8984-8.

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[dk-1] Palmer, Douglas; et al. (2009). Prehistoric Life: the Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth (first American ed.). New York City: DK Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-7566-5573-0.

[Fossils-2] Walker, Cyril; Ward, David (2002). Fossils. Dorling Kindersley. p. 290. ISBN 0-7894-8984-8.

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