A comprehensive palaeobotanical textbook surveying fossil representatives of non-flowering plant groups, with detailed treatments of Sphenophyllales, Psilotales, Lycopodiales and arborescent lycopods. It compares living and fossil morphology and anatomy, illustrates stem and reproductive structures, and discusses taxonomic distinctions such as Lepidodendron and related genera. Chapters integrate microscopic sections, casts, and impressions, and consider palaeogeographic distribution and recent research developments. Numerous drawings and plates support descriptions and anatomical interpretations for students of botany and geology.