Brazilea is an extinct genus of algae. The species Brazilea helby and Brazilea scissa were located in outcrop Morro do Papaléo in the town of Mariana Pimentel, the geopark Paleorrota. The outcrop (Itararé Subgroup) dates to the Sakmarian of the Permian.[1]

Brazilea
Temporal range: Permian
Scientific classification
Domain:
Kingdom:
Genus:
Brazilea
Species
  • B. crassa Tiwari & Navale, 1967
  • B. helbyi Foster, 1979
  • B. parva (Cookson & Dettmann, 1959) Backhouse, 1988
  • B. plurigena (Balme & Hennelly, 1956) Foster, 1979
  • B. punctata Tiwari & Navale, 1967
  • B. scissa

References

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  1. ^ Smaniotto, Larissa P.; Fischer, Tiago V.; Souza, Paulo A.; Iannuzzi, Roberto (September–December 2006). "Palinologia do Morro do Papalléo, Mariana Pimentel (Permiano Inferior, Bacia do Paraná), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil". Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. 9 (3): 311–322. doi:10.4072/rbp.2006.3.06.