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 and Cheirolepidiaceae. They are known from around the globe from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Cretaceous periods. B. sattlerae was named after the fictional palaebotanist Ellie Sattler from the Jurassic Park franchise.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | †Cheirolepidiaceae |
| Genus: | †Brachyphyllum A. T. Brongniart 1828 |
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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; Upper Triassic period, the Caturrita Formation
- The Caballos Formation of Tolima, Colombia
- The El Plan Formation of the Department of Francisco Morazan, Honduras
- The Crato Formation of Brazil
- The Hasandong Formation and Jinju Formation of South Korea
- The Otlaltepec Formation in Mexico
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
- Monje Durán, Camila; Martínez, Camila; Escapa, Ignacio; Madriñán, Santiago (2016). "Nuevos registros de helechos y coníferas del Cretácico Inferior en la cuenca del Valle Superior del Magdalena, Colombia" (PDF). Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander. 38: 29–42. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- Gee, Carole T. (2010). Plants in Mesozoic Time: Morphological Innovations, Phylogeny, Ecosystems. Indiana University Press. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-0-253-00199-3.