Brasilodendron was a genus of lycophytes dating from the Permian. Plants were vascularized with reproduction by spores.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | †Lepidodendrales |
| Family: | †Lycopodiopsidaceae |
| Genus: | †Brasilodendron W.G. Chaloner, K.U. Leistikow & A. Hill[1] |
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Location
editFossils of Brasilodendron are found in the Rio Bonito Formation in southern Brazil. The species Brasilodendron cf. pedroanum was found in Encruzilhada do Sul and Mariana Pimentel. The species Brasilodendron africanum was found in Africa in Namibia.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b Ricardi-Branco, Fresia & Torres de Ricardi, Margarita (2003), "Licófitas da Formação Rio Bonito (Permiano Inferior, Bacia do Paraná), Nordeste do Estado do Paraná, Brasil" (PDF), Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia (in Portuguese), 6: 19–28, retrieved 2019-10-24
- ^ MUSEUS & FOSSEIS DA REGIÃO SUL DO BRASIL. Authors : Paulo César Manzig e Luiz Carlos Weinschütz. Comments: Book written in Portuguese and English.
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