Brachyphyllum

Brachyphyllum Temporal range: Carboniferous-Late Cretaceous ~
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	†Cheirolepidiaceae
Genus:	†Brachyphyllum A. T. Brongniart 1828
Species
† B. castatum † B. castilhoi † B. punctatum

Brachyphyllum 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.

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

References

Bibliography

• Monje Durán, Camila; Camila Martínez; Ignacio Escapa, and Santiago Madriñán. 2016. Nuevos registros de helechos y coníferas del Cretácico Inferior en la cuenca del Valle Superior del Magdalena, Colombia. Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander 38. 29–42. Accessed 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.