Araucarioides

{{Short description|Extinct genus of conifer}} {{automatic taxobox | fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Campanian|Eocene}} | taxon = Araucarioides | authority = Bigwood and Hill, 1985 | type_species = †Araucarioides linearis | type_species_authority = Bigwood and Hill, 1985 | subdivision_ranks = Other species | subdivision = *''Araucarioides falcata'' Pole, 1995 }}

'''''Araucarioides''''' is an extinct genus of conifer belonging to the family Araucariaceae. The type species ''Araucarioides linearis'' is known from the Early Eocene of Tasmania, with fossils including isolated leaves (which typify the genus), parts of the conifer cone, as well as possible seeds, associated with ''Dilwynites tuberculatus'' pollen''.'' Another species only known from leaves, ''Araucarioides falcata'' is known from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of New Zealand. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that ''Araucarioides linearis'' is closely related to both ''Agathis'' and ''Wollemia'' rather than to ''Araucaria''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Slodownik |first1=Miriam |last2=Escapa |first2=Ignacio |last3=Mays |first3=Chris |last4=Jordan |first4=Greg |last5=Carpenter |first5=Raymond |last6=Hill |first6=Robert S |date=2023-06-05 |title=Araucarioides: A polar lineage of Araucariaceae with new Paleogene fossils from Tasmania, Australia |url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/726183 |journal=International Journal of Plant Sciences |volume=184 |issue=8 |pages=640–658 |language=en |doi=10.1086/726183 |bibcode=2023IJPlS.184..640S |issn=1058-5893|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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Category:Araucariaceae Category:Conifer genera Category:Prehistoric plant genera