Evolutionary significance of pteridophytes

Specify the evolutionary significance of the pteridophytes?

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As the tracheophytes, pteridophytes were also the first plants to extensively colonize the terrestrial environment forming the forests. They also constituted a vital source of the food for the terrestrial animals. By having the conductive vessels they may be larger, an attribute which is inherited from them through the phanerogamic plants.

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