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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Araucariaceae |
| Genus: | †Brachyphyllum A. T. Brongniart 1828 [1] |
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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
- Brachyphyllum in the Paleobiology Database
- 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.
- Programa Levantamentos Geológicos Básicos Do Brasil (Agudo)
- 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.
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