Pelourdea

Pelourdea is an extinct genus of conifer. Species belonging to the genus lived from the Triassic^[4] to the Middle Jurassic^[1] and have been found in Europe^[1] and North America.^[5]

Pelourdea Temporal range: Triassic-Middle Jurassic ~252–164 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Genus:	†Pelourdea Seward 1917
Species
P. megaphylla[1] P. ploeoensis[2] P. vogesiaca[3]

Members of the genus have long pointed leaves (up to 322 millimeters (12.7 in) long and 32 millimeters (1.3 in) wide) whose base clasps a central shoot. The attachments are spiral.^[1] The shoots were 30 to 100 centimeters (12 to 39 in) in height and the plant was likely herbaceous.^[2]

The lack of reproductive structures in known fossils have hindered determination of the taxonomy.^[1]