Brachyphyllum

Brachyphyllum is a form genus of fossil coniferous plant foliage. Plants of the genus have been variously assigned to several different conifer groups including Araucariaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae.[2] They are known from around the globe from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Cretaceous periods.[1]

Brachyphyllum Temporal range: Carboniferous-Late Cretaceous ~300–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	†Brachyphyllum A. T. Brongniart 1828 [1]
Species
† B. castatum † B. castilhoi † B. punctatum

Location of palaeontological sites

• In Paleorrota geopark in Brazil; Upper Triassic period, the Caturrita Formation[3]
• The Caballos Formation of Tolima, Colombia[4]
• The El Plan Formation of the Department of Francisco Morazan, Honduras

References

1. Brachyphyllum in the Paleobiology Database
2. Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 833–834, 844–845, 848. ISBN 9780080557830.
3. Programa Levantamentos Geológicos Básicos Do Brasil (Agudo)
4. Monje et al., 2016, p.38

Bibliography

• Monje Durán, Camila; Camila Martínez; Ignacio Escapa, and Santiago Madriñán. 2016. Nuevos registros de helechos y coníferas del Cretácico Inferior en la cuenca del Valle Superior del Magdalena, Colombia. Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander 38. 29–42. Accessed 2017-03-31.
• Gee, Carole T. (2010). Plants in Mesozoic Time: Morphological Innovations, Phylogeny, Ecosystems. Indiana University Press. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-0-253-00199-3.