Virtual Collection: Ginkgophytes

This virtual collection was last curated by Elizabeth Hermsen and Jonathan Hendricks on August 16, 2019. Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

Order Ginkgoales

Family Ginkgoaceae

Fossil leaves of Ginkgo huttonii from the Jurassic of England. Note the deeply lobed leaves with dichotomizing venation. Specimen is from the Cornell University Paleobotanical Collection (CUPC), Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 16.5 cm.