Two Brachyphyllum species from the Lower Cretaceous of Jiuquan Basin, Gansu Province, NW China and their affinities and palaeoenvironmental implications

► Two Brachyphyllum species are described from the Lower Cretaceous of NW China. ► Demonstrate an affinity with the extinct Cheirolepidiaceae. ► Support a warm seasonally and temporarily dry climate during the Early Cretaceous.