Pedigree: Subdivision of Mesangiospermae

The PEDIGREE of

Subdivision of Mesangiospermae

(Ceratophyllum prob. clades with Eudicots, but otherwise the clading of Classes within the Subdivision is controversial)

"Child(ren)": Subclass Magnoliidae ; Class Magnoliopsida ; Cohort of Eudicots ; Class of Monocotyledons ; Chloranthaceae ; Ceratophyllum (flowering hornwort) ; poss. Aristolochiales (birthwort)

poss. "Partner(s)": prob. not Class Magnoliopsida

______	______	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
														/	-- The First Eukaryote +		====> [ 54]
														/		/ OR: First Eukaryote [Lopez-Garcia - Morei. +	====> [ 51]
													/	-- Domain of Eukaryotes
												/	-- Subdomain Bikonta
												/		/ (skip this generation?)
											/	-- Superempire Corticata
											/		/ OR: Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model] +				====> [ 59]
										/	-- Empire of Archaeplastida
										\|	\	/ OR: Kingdom of Archaeplastida +					====> [ 56]
										/	\	-- Chloroplastid +					====> [ 49]
									/	-- Superkingdom of Metabionta
								/	-- Kingdom of Viridiplantae (Green Plants)
							/	-- Subkingdom of Streptophyta (Land plants)
						/	-- Branch of Stomatophytes (475 M BC)
					/	-- Clade of Stomatophytes and Hornworts
				/	-- Interkingdom Polysporangiophytes
			/	-- Infrakingdom of Tracheophytes (Vascular Plants)
		/	-- Subphylum Euphyllophytina (Ferns & Seed Plants)
	/	-- Superdivision of Spermatophytes (Seed Plants) (400 M BC)
/	-- Division of Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
/
- Subdivision of Mesangiospermae

(poss.) ``Grandchildren:'' Order Laurales ; Order Magnoliales ; Order Piperales ; Subclass Magnoliidae ; Cohort of Eudicots ; Infracohort Pentapetalae ; Order Ranunculales (Buttercups, Poppies & kin) ; Order Proteales ; Subclass Liliidae ; Infraclass of Commelinids ; Superorder Pandaniflorae ; Subclass Alismatidae