Brachyphyllum
Brachyphyllum 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 are known from around the globe from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Cretaceous periods. The type species B. sattlerae was named after the fictional palaebotanist Ellie Sattler from the Jurassic Park franchise.
List of species
- †B. yorkense
- †B. castatum
- †B. castilhoi
- †B. hondurense
- †B. punctatum
- †B. sattlerae
- †B. japonicum
- †''B. dimorpha''
Location of palaeontological sites
- In Paleorrota geopark in Brazil; Upper Triassic period, the Caturrita Formation
- The Caballos Formation of Tolima, Colombia
- The El Plan Formation of the Department of Francisco Morazan, Honduras
- The Crato Formation of Brazil
- The Hasandong Formation and Jinju Formation of South Korea
- The Otlaltepec Formation in Mexico
Correspondence with other plant elements