Baieroxylon
Baieroxylon is an extinct prehistoric genus of plants belonging to the Ginkgoaceae family during the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods.
| Baieroxylon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Ginkgophyta |
| Class: | Ginkgoopsida |
| Order: | Ginkgoales |
| Family: | Ginkgoaceae |
| Genus: | †Baieroxylon |
| Species | |
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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.
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References
- Scielo.org: "Especies nuevas de Baieroxylon Greguss y Circoporoxylon Kräusel en las formaciones Rayoso y Huincul (Cretácico), provincia del Neuquén, Argentina"—(in Spanish)
- 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.
- SBPbrasil.org: "Ginkgophyta Wood in Petrified Forest of the Upper−Late Triassic from Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil"—(in Portuguese)
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