Brachyphyllum
Extinct genus of conifers
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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.[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 |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | †Cheirolepidiaceae |
| Genus: | †Brachyphyllum A. T. Brongniart 1828[1] |
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List of species
- †B. yorkense
- †B. castatum
- †B. castilhoi
- †B. hondurense
- †B. mamillare
- †B. punctatum
- †B. sattlerae named after the fictional palaebotanist Ellie Sattler from the Jurassic Park franchise.[3]
- †B. japonicum[4]
- †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[3]
- The Hasandong Formation and Jinju Formation of South Korea[4]
- 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] and the confier cone Arauacarites.[11]