Pagiophyllum

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Pagiophyllum
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Late Cretaceous
Pagiophyllum sp. - Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig, Germany - DSC05070.JPG
Pagiophyllum sp. fossil
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus:† Pagiophyllum
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Species
  • P. astrachanense †
  • P. dubium †
  • P. foetterlei †
  • P. sandbergii †
  • P. sternergianum †
  • P. steenstrupi †

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]

Location of palaeontological sites

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 834, 836. ISBN   9780080557830.
  2. ↑ Paleobiology Database.
  3. ↑ "Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Footprints, Fishes, and Plants". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  4. ↑ Boletim Informativo da Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia. [ permanent dead link ]