Cheirophyllum

Cheirophyllum; Temporal range: 299–251 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Ginkgophyta
Class:	Ginkgoopsida
Order:	Ginkgoales
Family:	Ginkgoaceae
Genus:	†Cheirophyllum
Species
	C. speculare †;

Cheirophyllum is an extinct plant genus that existed during the Permian.^[1]

Location

In Brazil, fossils of the species C. speculare were located in the outcrop Morro Papalé in the city of Mariana Pimentel. Fossils of the genus have been found in the geopark Paleorrota in the Itararé Subgroup,^[1] and date to the Sakmarian age of the Permian period.

References

^ ^a ^b Afloramento Morro do Papaléo, Mariana Pimentel, RS

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[RS-1] Afloramento Morro do Papaléo, Mariana Pimentel, RS

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