Biology:Brasilodendron
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Short description: Extinct genus of spore-bearing plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | †Lepidodendrales |
| Family: | †Lycopodiopsidaceae |
| Genus: | †Brasilodendron W.G. Chaloner, K.U. Leistikow & A. Hill[1] |
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Brasilodendron was a genus of lycophytes dating from the Permian. Plants were vascularized with reproduction by spores.
Location
Fossils of Brasilodendron are found in the Rio Bonito Formation in southern Brazil . The species Brasilodendron cf. pedroanum was found in Encruzilhada do Sul and Mariana Pimentel. The species Brasilodendron africanum was found in Africa in Namibia.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ricardi-Branco, Fresia; Torres de Ricardi, Margarita (2003), "Licófitas da Formação Rio Bonito (Permiano Inferior, Bacia do Paraná), Nordeste do Estado do Paraná, Brasil" (in pt), Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 6: 19–28, http://www.sbpbrasil.org/revista/edicoes/6/Branco&Ricardi.pdf, retrieved 2019-10-24
- ↑ MUSEUS & FOSSEIS DA REGIÃO SUL DO BRASIL. Authors : Paulo César Manzig e Luiz Carlos Weinschütz. Comments: Book written in Portuguese and English.
Wikidata ☰ Q4957832 entry
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