A new species of Lygodium(Schizaeaceae) from the Buxin Formation (middle Paleocene), Sanshui Basin, South China

Autor: Naugolnykh, Sergey V., Tu, Ming, Liu, Xiao-Yan, Jin, Jian-Hua
Zdroj: Palaeoworld; September 2020, Vol. 29 Issue: 3 p606-616, 11p
Abstrakt: The morphology, epidermal features and details of the conducting tissues are described for Lygodiumsterile pinnules from the oil-bearing middle Paleocene strata of the Sanshui Basin, Guangdong Province, South China. A new species, Lygodium sanshuiensen. sp., is erected on the basis of being petiolulate, with palmately-lobed sterile pinnules that are often strongly dissected and have acute to acuminate apices. Lygodiumis typically associated with mesic floras and its presence in the Buxin palaeoflora suggests the overall regional palaeoclimate was subtropical and humid during the middle Paleocene.
Databáze: Supplemental Index