Pagiophyllum

Pagiophyllum; Temporal range: Carboniferous–Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Pagiophyllum sp. fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	†Pagiophyllum; Heer
Species
	P. astrachanense †; P. dubium †; P. foetterlei †; P. sandbergii †; P. sternergianum †; P. steenstrupi †;

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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.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[Taylor_09-1] Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 834, 836. ISBN 9780080557830.

[botanica-2] Paleobiology Database.

[botanica1-3] Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Footprints, Fishes, and Plants.

[botanica2-4] Boletim Informativo da Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Pagiophyllum Temporal range: Carboniferous–Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Pagiophyllum sp. fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	†Pagiophyllum Heer
Species
P. astrachanense † P. dubium † P. foetterlei † P. sandbergii † P. sternergianum † P. steenstrupi †