Pagiophyllum
Pagiophyllum 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.[1] They were found around the globe during the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous period.[2][3]
Pagiophyllum | |
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Pagiophyllum sp. fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Araucariaceae |
Genus: | †Pagiophyllum Heer |
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Location of palaeontological sites
- In Paleorrota geopark in Brazil. Upper Triassic period, the Santa Maria Formation.[4]
References
- Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 834, 836. ISBN 9780080557830.
- Paleobiology Database.
- Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Footprints, Fishes, and Plants.
- Boletim Informativo da Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia.
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