Pterophyllum (plant)

Pterophyllum
Temporal range:
Pterophyllum rectum from Muséum de Grenoble
Pterophyllum fossil from Shamshak Formation, Middle Jurassic, Iran
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Order: Bennettitales
Family: Williamsoniaceae
Genus: Pterophyllum
Brongniart 1825
Type species
†Pterophyllum filicoides (Schlotheim)
René Zeiller, 1906
Synonyms
  • Ctenophyllum Schimper 1870
  • Osmundites Jaeger 1827

Pterophyllum is an extinct form genus of leaves known from the Carnian to the Maastrichtian, belonging to the Bennettitales (family Williamsoniaceae). It contains more than 50 species, and is mainly found in Eurasia and North America.