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Flatbergiaceae
Flatbergiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Sphagnales with a single extant genus, Flatbergium. In addition, an extinct genus, Dollyphyton, based on a fossil from the Middle Ordovician, has been proposed to belong to this family,. However, the interpretation of such fossils as putative plants has been questioned.
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Flatbergiaceae is a family of mosses in the order Sphagnales with a single extant genus, Flatbergium. In addition, an extinct genus, Dollyphyton, based on a fossil from the Middle Ordovician, has been proposed to belong to this family,. However, the interpretation of such fossils as putative plants has been questioned.
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