Brachyphyllum Temporal range: Carboniferous-Late Cretaceous ~300–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	†Cheirolepidiaceae
Genus:	†Brachyphyllum A. T. Brongniart 1828[1]
Species
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Brachyphyllum (meaning "short leaf") 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.^[2] They are known from around the globe from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Cretaceous periods.^[1]

List of species

• †B. yorkense
• †B. castatum
• †B. castilhoi
• †B. hondurense
• †B. mamillare
• †B. punctatum
• †B. sattlerae named after the fictional palaebotanist Ellie Sattler from the Jurassic Park franchise.^[3]
• †B. japonicum^[4]
• †B. dimorpha^[5]

Location of palaeontological sites

• In Paleorrota geopark in Brazil; Upper Triassic period, the Caturrita Formation^[6]
• The Caballos Formation of Tolima, Colombia^[7]
• The El Plan Formation of the Department of Francisco Morazan, Honduras
• The Crato Formation of Brazil^[3]
• The Hasandong Formation and Jinju Formation of South Korea^[4]
• The Otlaltepec Formation in Mexico^[5]

Correspondence with other plant elements

Amongst Cheirolepidiaceae, Brachyphyllum is known to be associated with the conifer cones Pararaucaria^[8] and Kachaikestrobus.^[9] Whilst amongst the Araucariaceae, it has been associated with the pollen cone Rabagostrobus,^[10] and the confier cone Arauacarites.^[11]

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