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
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

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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

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