Pararaucaria

Pararaucaria
Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Early Cretaceous
Fossil of Pararaucaria collinsonae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cheirolepidiaceae
Genus: Pararaucaria
Wieland emend. Escapa, Rothwell, Stockey et Cuneo, 2012
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Pararaucaria is a genus of conifer cone belonging to the extinct family Cheirolepidiaceae. Fossils are known from the Lower Jurassic to Early Cretaceous of North America, Europe, South America and Asia. It is associated with Brachyphyllum-type foliage.