Brachyphyllum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | † Cheirolepidiaceae |
Genus: | † Brachyphyllum A. T. Brongniart 1828 [1] |
Species | |
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]
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]