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Pagiophyllum Temporal range: Carboniferous–Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Pagiophyllum sp. fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	†Pagiophyllum Heer
Species
P. astrachanense † P. dubium † P. foetterlei † P. sandbergii † P. sternergianum † P. steenstrupi †

Pagiophyllum 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 were found around the globe during the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous period.

Location of palaeontological sites

• In Paleorrota geopark in Brazil. Upper Triassic period, the Santa Maria Formation.

References

1. Taylor, Edith L.; Taylor, Thomas N.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. Academic Press. pp. 834, 836. ISBN 9780080557830.
2. Paleobiology Database.
3. Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Footprints, Fishes, and Plants.
4. Boletim Informativo da Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia.

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