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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Ginkgophyta |
| Class: | Ginkgoopsida |
| Order: | Ginkgoales |
| Family: | Ginkgoaceae |
| Genus: | Ginkgo |
| Species: | †G. huttonii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ginkgo huttonii (Sternb.) Heer
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Ginkgo huttonii is an extinct Ginkgo species in the family Ginkgoaceae from the Jurassic of England. The fossil is also known by the name, Ginkgoites huttonii, the genus, Ginkgoites, referring to a group of extinct members of the Ginkgoaceae. G. huttonii was a broad-leaved, deciduous gymnosperm[1] bearing resemblance to the only living member of the Ginkgoaceae, Ginkgo biloba.[2]
- ^ Ernest M. Gifford (1998). "Ginkgophyte". Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
- ^ Villar de Seoane, Liliana (1997). "Comparative study between Ginkgoites tigrensisArchangelsky and Ginkgo bilobalinn. leaves" (PDF). Palaeobotanist. 46 (3): 1–12.