Araucarites is an extinct genus of conifer, used to refer to female conifer cones that resemble those of the family Araucariaceae.[1] Species assigned to the genus lived in the Permian to Eocene and have been found worldwide.[2][3]
| Araucarites | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Araucariaceae |
| Genus: | †Araucarites Presl 1838 |
Species
A number of species have been described in Araucarites.