Kalmar "Lyginopteridales" tana nufin wani tsari na tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire waɗanda suka bunƙasa a lokacin Carboniferous, kimanin shekaru 360 zuwa 300 da suka wuce. Waɗannan tsire-tsire suna da manya-manyan ganye tare da jijiya iri ɗaya da tsarin haihuwa a cikin nau'in cones. An rarraba su azaman fern iri kuma wasu ne daga cikin shuke-shuke na farko don samar da iri. Odar ya ƙunshi nau'o'i daban-daban, kamar Lyginopteris, Laveineopteris, da Heterangium.