Baieroxylon
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Ginkgophyta |
| Class: | Ginkgoopsida |
| Order: | Ginkgoales |
| Family: | Ginkgoaceae |
| Genus: | †Baieroxylon |
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Baieroxylon is an extinct prehistoric genus of plants belonging to the Ginkgoaceae family during the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods.
Fossil record
Palaeontological sites producing fossils of Baieroxylon species have been discovered in:
- Neuquén Province, Argentina — from the Huincul Formation and Rayoso Formation, of the Cretaceous period.[1]
- Franconia, Germany — from the Upper−Late Triassic epoch.[2]
- Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. — from the Santa Maria Formation in Paleorrota Geopark, of the Upper−Late Triassic epoch.[3]
- Chile.
References
- ^ Scielo.org: "Especies nuevas de Baieroxylon Greguss y Circoporoxylon Kräusel en las formaciones Rayoso y Huincul (Cretácico), provincia del Neuquén, Argentina"—(in Spanish)
- ^ Süss, H. (2011). "Eine neue Art der Morphogattung Baieroxylon Greguss aus dem Keuper von Franken, Deutschland". Feddes Repertorium. 122 (3–4): 257–267. doi:10.1002/fedr.201100021.
- ^ SBPbrasil.org: "Ginkgophyta Wood in Petrified Forest of the Upper−Late Triassic from Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil"—(in Portuguese)
Categories:
- Ginkgophyta
- Prehistoric plant genera
- Triassic plants
- Jurassic plants
- Cretaceous plants
- Prehistoric plants of South America
- Cretaceous life of South America
- Late Triassic life of South America
- Triassic Argentina
- Fossils of Argentina
- Triassic Brazil
- Fossils of Brazil
- Triassic first appearances
- Cretaceous extinctions