Pagiophyllum

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]

Pagiophyllum
Temporal range: Carboniferous to Late Cretaceous
Pagiophyllum sp. fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: †Pagiophyllum
Heer
Species
  • P. astrachanense †
  • P. dubium †
  • P. foetterlei †
  • P. sandbergii †
  • P. sternergianum †
  • P. steenstrupi †

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.
  4. Boletim Informativo da Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia.
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