Kingdom Plantae Class Ginkgoopsida Family Ginkgoaceae | Division Ginkgophyta Order Ginkgoales Rank Genus | |
Similar Osmundites, Barberenasuchus, Bageherpeton | ||
Cheirophyllum is an extinct plant genus that existed during the Permian.
Location
In Brazil fossils of the species C. speculare were located in the outcrop Morro Papalé in the city of Mariana Pimentel. They are in the geopark Paleorrota in Rio Bonito Formation and date from Sakmarian age in the Permian period.
References
Cheirophyllum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA