Calamitaceae is an extinct family of plants related to the modern horsetails. Some members of this family attained tree-like stature during the Carboniferous Period (around ) and in Permian Period, reaching heights of up to 20 meters. The family takes its name from its principal genus Calamites.

Because some proposed species are based on partial fossil records, it is not clear if these are merely different parts of the same type.

Calamitaceae

Proposed genera and species of Calamitaceae

Annularia. A. stellata. Arthropitys. Asterophyllites (or incorrectly Asterophyllum). Astromyelon.

Calamitaceae

Calamites. C. carinatus. C. suckowi. C. undulatus. Calamocarpon. Calamostachys. C. binneyana. Cingularia. Mazostachys. Paleostachya.

Calamitaceae

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Equisetales

Carboniferous plants

Prehistoric plant families

Fern families

Carboniferous first appearances

Carboniferous extinctions