501 / Paleozoic
Lepidophloios
Lepidophloios laricinus
Diamond leaf cushions and a repeatedly forked crown marked a tall tree-sized lycopsid.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 315–299 million years ago
- Final stage
- Late Carboniferous
- Geographic range
- Tropical coal-swamp forests · Euramerica
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Lepidophloios?
Lepidophloios (Lepidophloios laricinus) was an extinct organism known from About 315–299 million years ago, with a range in Tropical coal-swamp forests · Euramerica.
Life and ecology
It rooted in waterlogged peat and formed dense canopies with other giant clubmoss relatives.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Lepidophloios disappear?
Coal swamps contracted as the latest Carboniferous climate became more seasonal.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Lepidophloios?
Trunks, rooting organs, leaves and cones restore the plant, though organ associations remain comparative.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS