Baieroxylon

Baieroxylon is an extinct prehistoric genus of plants belonging to the Ginkgoaceae family during the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods.

Baieroxylon Temporal range: Triassic to Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Ginkgophyta
Class:	Ginkgoopsida
Order:	Ginkgoales
Family:	Ginkgoaceae
Genus:	†Baieroxylon
Species
B. cicatricum † B. chilense † B. schuessleri †

Fossil record

Palaeontological sites producing fossils of Baieroxylon species have been discovered in:

• Neuquén Province, Argentina — from the Huincul Formation and Rayoso Formation, of the Cretaceous period.[1]
• Franconia, Germany — from the Upper−Late Triassic epoch.[2]
• Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. — from the Santa Maria Formation in Paleorrota Geopark, of the Upper−Late Triassic epoch.[3]
• Chile.

References

1. Scielo.org: "Especies nuevas de Baieroxylon Greguss y Circoporoxylon Kräusel en las formaciones Rayoso y Huincul (Cretácico), provincia del Neuquén, Argentina"—(in Spanish)
2. Süss, H. (2011). "Eine neue Art der Morphogattung Baieroxylon Greguss aus dem Keuper von Franken, Deutschland". Feddes Repertorium. 122 (3–4): 257–267. doi:10.1002/fedr.201100021.
3. SBPbrasil.org: "Ginkgophyta Wood in Petrified Forest of the Upper−Late Triassic from Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil"—(in Portuguese)