Pararaucaria Temporal range:
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Fossil of Pararaucaria collinsonae | |
Scientific 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 |
Species | |
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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.