''Brachyphyllum'' (meaning "short leaf") is a form genus of fossil coniferous plant foliage. Plants of the genus have been variously assigned to several different conifer groups including

Araucariaceae Araucariaceae is a Family (biology), family of conifers with three living Genus, genera, ''Araucaria'', ''Agathis'', and ''Wollemia''. While the family's native distribution is now largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, except for a few spe ...

and

Cheirolepidiaceae Cheirolepidiaceae (also spelled Cheirolepidaceae) is an extinct family of conifers. They first appeared in the Triassic, and were a diverse and common group of conifers during most of the Mesozoic era, primarily at low latitudes, where they often ...

. They are known from around the globe from the

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to the

Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the more recent of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''cre ...

periods.''Brachyphyllum''
in the

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The type species ''B. sattlerae'' was named after the fictional palaebotanist Ellie Sattler from the ''

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'' franchise.

List of species

* †''B. yorkense'' * †''B. castatum'' * †''B. castilhoi'' * †''B. hondurense'' * †''B. punctatum'' * †''B. sattlerae'' * †''B. japonicum'' * †''B. dimorpha''

Location of palaeontological sites

* In Paleorrota geopark in

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;

Upper Triassic The Late Triassic is the third and final epoch of the Triassic Period in the geologic time scale, spanning the time between Ma and Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Middle Triassic Epoch and followed by the Early Jurassic Epoch. T ...

period, the Caturrita Formation * The Caballos Formation of Tolima,

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Monje et al., 2016, p.38 * The El Plan Formation of the Department of Francisco Morazan,

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*The

Crato Formation The Crato Formation is a geologic formation (stratigraphy), formation of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) age in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin. It is an important Lagerstätten, Lagerstätte (undisturbed fossil accumulation) for palaeontology, pa ...

*The Hasandong Formation and Jinju Formation of

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*The Otlaltepec Formation in

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Correspondence with other plant elements

Amongst Cheirolepidiaceae, ''Brachyphyllum'' is known to be associated with the conifer cones '' Pararaucaria'' and '' Kachaikestrobus.'' Whilst amongst the Araucariaceae, it has been associated with the pollen cone '' Rabagostrobus.''

References

Bibliography

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