Pagiophyllum

Pagiophyllum
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Late Cretaceous
Pagiophyllum sp. fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: †Pagiophyllum
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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.[1] They were found around the globe during the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous period.[2][3]

  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.