''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
Late Carboniferous
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to the
Late Cretaceous
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periods.
[''Brachyphyllum''](_blank)
in the Paleobiology Database
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History
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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
Brazil
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;
Upper Triassic
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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
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of
Brazil
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*The
Hasandong Formation and
Jinju Formation of
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[
*The Otlaltepec Formation in ]Mexico
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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
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Araucariaceae
Prehistoric gymnosperm genera
Carboniferous first appearances
Induan genera
Olenekian genera
Anisian genera
Ladinian genera
Carnian genera
Norian genera
Rhaetian genera
Hettangian genera
Sinemurian genera
Pliensbachian genera
Toarcian genera
Aalenian genera
Bajocian genera
Bathonian genera
Callovian genera
Oxfordian genera
Kimmeridgian genera
Tithonian genera
Berriasian genera
Valanginian genera
Hauterivian genera
Barremian genera
Aptian genera
Albian genera
Cenomanian genera
Late Cretaceous extinctions
Paleozoic Africa
Paleozoic life of Australia
Paleozoic life of North America
Mesozoic life of Africa
Mesozoic Antarctica
Mesozoic life of Asia
Mesozoic Australia
Mesozoic life of Europe
Mesozoic life of North America
Mesozoic life of South America
Jurassic Argentina
Cretaceous Argentina
Jurassic Chile
Cretaceous Colombia
Fossil taxa described in 1828