| Pagiophyllum Temporal range: | |
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| Pagiophyllum sp. fossil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Araucariaceae |
| Genus: | †Pagiophyllum Heer |
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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
- 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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