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Cooksonia

Cooksonia These small plants were characterized by "Y" branches. The simplest consisted oh one or two branches, but some had five to six levels of branching. Typically, each branch had a spore capsule at the end, which was oval or kidney-shaped and contained spores with resistant coats. Habitant --- The earliest known land plant, its remains are usually associated with shallow marine or fluviodeltaic deposits. Copyright 1992 Dorling Kindersley Limited London Text copyright 1992 Cyril Walker, David Ward .