Brachyphyllum

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
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	† Cheirolepidiaceae
Genus:	† Brachyphyllum ; A. T. Brongniart 1828
Species
	†B. castatum; †B. castilhoi; †B. punctatum; †B. sattlerae; †B. japonicum; †B. dimorpha;

Last updated September 11, 2025

Brachyphyllum (meaning "short leaf") 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.^[4] They are known from around the globe from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Cretaceous periods.^[1] The type species B. sattlerae was named after the fictional palaebotanist Ellie Sattler from the Jurassic Park franchise.^[2]

List of species

†B. yorkense
†B. castatum
†B. castilhoi
†B. hondurense
†B. punctatum
†B. sattlerae^[2]
†B. japonicum^[3]
†B. dimorpha^[5]

Location of palaeontological sites

In Paleorrota geopark in Brazil; Upper Triassic period, the Caturrita Formation ^[6]
The Caballos Formation of Tolima, Colombia ^[7]
The El Plan Formation of the Department of Francisco Morazan, Honduras
The Crato Formation of Brazil ^[2]
The Hasandong Formation and Jinju Formation of South Korea ^[3]
The Otlaltepec Formation in Mexico ^[5]

Correspondence with other plant elements

Amongst Cheirolepidiaceae, Brachyphyllum is known to be associated with the conifer cones Pararaucaria ^[8] and Kachaikestrobus.^[9] Whilst amongst the Araucariaceae, it has been associated with the pollen cone Rabagostrobus.^[10]

References

1 2 Brachyphyllum in the Paleobiology Database
1 2 3 4 Batista, Maria E. P.; Kunzmann, Lutz; Sá, Artur A.; Saraiva, Antônio Á. F.; Loiola, Maria I. B. (2020). "A New Species of Brachyphyllum from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Araripe Basin, Brazil". Ameghiniana. 57 (6): 333. Bibcode:2020Amegh..57..333B. doi:10.5710/AMGH.23.06.2020.3333. S2CID 226545919.
1 2 3 Kim, Jong-Heon; Nam, Kye-Soo; Lee, Seong-Bok; Jeon, Yeong-Seok (2016). "Fossil Plants from the Early Cretaceous Hasandong Formation of Chilgok Area, Korea" (PDF). Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society. 37 (5): 295−308. doi:10.5467/JKESS.2016.37.5.295.
↑ 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.
1 2 Morales-Toledo, J.; Cevallos-Ferriz, S.R.S. (21 July 2023). "Is biodiversity promoted in rift-associated basins? Evidence from Middle Jurassic conifers from the Otlaltepec Formation in Puebla, Mexico" . Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 318 104952. Bibcode:2023RPaPa.31804952M. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2023.104952. S2CID 260077898.
↑ "Serviço Geológico do Brasil" (PDF). Cprm.gov.br. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
↑ Monje et al., 2016, p.38
↑ Escapa, Ignacio H.; Rothwell, Gar W.; Stockey, Ruth A.; Cúneo, N. Rubén (June 2012). "Seed cone anatomy of Cheirolepidiaceae (Coniferales): Reinterpreting Pararaucaria patagonica Wieland". American Journal of Botany. 99 (6): 1058–1068. Bibcode:2012AmJB...99.1058E. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100544. hdl: 11336/194744 . ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 22665438.
↑ Del Fueyo, Georgina M.; Archangelsky, Sergio; Llorens, Magdalena; Cúneo, Rubén (July 2008). "Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina" . International Journal of Plant Sciences. 169 (6): 799–813. Bibcode:2008IJPlS.169..799D. doi:10.1086/533608. hdl: 11336/111061 . ISSN 1058-5893. S2CID 85615745.
↑ Kvaček, Jiří; Barrón, Eduardo; Heřmanová, Zuzana; Mendes, Mário Miguel; Karch, Jakub; Žemlička, Jan; Dudák, Jan (November 2018). Seyfullah, Leyla (ed.). "Araucarian conifer from late Albian amber of northern Spain" . Papers in Palaeontology. 4 (4): 643–656. Bibcode:2018PPal....4..643K. doi:10.1002/spp2.1223. S2CID 134837045.

Bibliography

Monje Durán, Camila; Martínez, Camila; Escapa, Ignacio; Madriñán, Santiago (2016). "Nuevos registros de helechos y coníferas del Cretácico Inferior en la cuenca del Valle Superior del Magdalena, Colombia" (PDF). Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander. 38: 29–42. Retrieved 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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[botanica-1] 1 2 Brachyphyllum in the Paleobiology Database

[auto-2] 1 2 3 4 Batista, Maria E. P.; Kunzmann, Lutz; Sá, Artur A.; Saraiva, Antônio Á. F.; Loiola, Maria I. B. (2020). "A New Species of Brachyphyllum from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Araripe Basin, Brazil". Ameghiniana. 57 (6): 333. Bibcode:2020Amegh..57..333B. doi:10.5710/AMGH.23.06.2020.3333. S2CID 226545919.

[Kimetal2016-3] 1 2 3 Kim, Jong-Heon; Nam, Kye-Soo; Lee, Seong-Bok; Jeon, Yeong-Seok (2016). "Fossil Plants from the Early Cretaceous Hasandong Formation of Chilgok Area, Korea" (PDF). Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society. 37 (5): 295−308. doi:10.5467/JKESS.2016.37.5.295.

[Taylor_09-4] 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.

[:0-5] 1 2 Morales-Toledo, J.; Cevallos-Ferriz, S.R.S. (21 July 2023). "Is biodiversity promoted in rift-associated basins? Evidence from Middle Jurassic conifers from the Otlaltepec Formation in Puebla, Mexico" . Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 318 104952. Bibcode:2023RPaPa.31804952M. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2023.104952. S2CID 260077898.

[botanica2-6] "Serviço Geológico do Brasil" (PDF). Cprm.gov.br. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[Monje-7] Monje et al., 2016, p.38

[:1-8] Escapa, Ignacio H.; Rothwell, Gar W.; Stockey, Ruth A.; Cúneo, N. Rubén (June 2012). "Seed cone anatomy of Cheirolepidiaceae (Coniferales): Reinterpreting Pararaucaria patagonica Wieland". American Journal of Botany. 99 (6): 1058–1068. Bibcode:2012AmJB...99.1058E. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100544. hdl: 11336/194744 . ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 22665438.

[9] Del Fueyo, Georgina M.; Archangelsky, Sergio; Llorens, Magdalena; Cúneo, Rubén (July 2008). "Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina" . International Journal of Plant Sciences. 169 (6): 799–813. Bibcode:2008IJPlS.169..799D. doi:10.1086/533608. hdl: 11336/111061 . ISSN 1058-5893. S2CID 85615745.

[10] Kvaček, Jiří; Barrón, Eduardo; Heřmanová, Zuzana; Mendes, Mário Miguel; Karch, Jakub; Žemlička, Jan; Dudák, Jan (November 2018). Seyfullah, Leyla (ed.). "Araucarian conifer from late Albian amber of northern Spain" . Papers in Palaeontology. 4 (4): 643–656. Bibcode:2018PPal....4..643K. doi:10.1002/spp2.1223. S2CID 134837045.

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