Biology:Pagiophyllum

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Short description: Extinct genus of conifers

Pagiophyllum
Temporal range: Carboniferous to Late Cretaceous
Pagiophyllum sp. - Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig, Germany - DSC05070.JPG
Pagiophyllum sp. fossil
Scientific classification e
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

  • In Paleorrota geopark in Brazil . Upper Triassic period, the Santa Maria Formation.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13882337 entry