Evidence of land plant affinity for the Devonian fossil Protosalvinia (Foerstia)
| Autor: | Patrick G. Hatcher, Lisa A. Romankiw, John B. Roen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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biology
Paleontology Protosalvinia chemistry.chemical_element Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy biology.organism_classification Devonian NMR spectra database chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Environmental chemistry Botany Lignin Phenols Carbon Pyrolysis Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Geology |
| Zdroj: | Lethaia. 21:417-423 |
| ISSN: | 1502-3931 0024-1164 |
| Popis: | The Devonian plant fossil Protosalvinia (Foerstia) has been examined by solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (PY-GC-MS). Results of these studies reveal that the chemical structure of Protosalvinia is remarkably similar to that of coalified wood. A well-defined phenolic carbon peak in the NMR spectra and the appearance of phenol and alkylated phenols in pyrolysis products are clearly indicative of lignin-like compounds. These data represent significant new information on the chemical nature of Protosalvinia and provide the first substantial organic geochemical evidence for land plant affinity. ▭ Protosalvinia, Foerstia, Upper Devonian, biostratigraphy, carbon-13 NMR, PY-GC-MS, lignin. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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