Long overdue extinction of the Protopinaceae
| Autor: | Frédéric Thévenard, Marc Philippe, Marion K. Bamford |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement [Lyon] (LGL-TPE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon), Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement (LGL-TPE), École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
010506 paleontology Phylogenetic tree Ecology Protopinaceae Significant group Paleontology Mixed type Fossil wood Gymnosperms 15. Life on land Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Taxon Evolutionary biology [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] Taxonomy (biology) Mesozoic Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Taxonomy |
| Zdroj: | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Elsevier, 2016, 234, pp.25-30. ⟨10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.06.006⟩ Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 2016, 234, pp.25-30. ⟨10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.06.006⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0034-6667 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.06.006⟩ |
| Popis: | In 1917 the German fossil palaeobotanist Richard Krause( proposed a new plant family, the Protopinaceae. This family was based on an anatomical feature (mixed type of radial pitting) observed in the secondary xylem of some Mesozoic gymnosperms. Krausel's hypothesis was that the Protopinaceae had great phylogenetic significance, being an evolutionary link between Palaeozoic and modern conifers. Since their inception the Protopinaceae have been a matter of several controversies. We examine here evidence accumulated in recent years and question the continued existence of this taxon. Not only is the taxonomic status dubious, but it is also no longer tenable that it represents a phylogenetically significant group. We recommend that the Protopinaceae, in name and concept, be put to rest before its 100th anniversary. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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