According to the fossil record, the oldest vascular plants are placed in which phylum?

A) Rhyniophyta
B) Bryophyta
C) Anthocerophyta
D) Pteridophyta
E) Lycopodiphyta

Vascular Plants

Plants that have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients throughout the organism, including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.

Phylum

A phylum is a classification level in biological taxonomy that is below kingdom and above class, used to group together organisms that share a basic body plan.

Rhyniophyta

An extinct group of early vascular plants from the Silurian and Devonian periods.