Extinct genus of conifer
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". 
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