A new drought resistant gymnosperm taxon Duartenia araripensis gen. nov et sp nov (Cheirolepidiaceae?) from the Early Cretaceous of Northern Gondwana
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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24/10/2013
24/10/2013
2012
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A new gymnosperm taxon from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Aptian to possibly lower Albian) Crato Formation of Brazil, Duartenia araripensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. is described. The most prominent specimen, a branch with attached lateral branches of higher orders exhibits a distinct anisotomous branching pattern. The very dense wood is composed of tracheids with spaced and partly contiguous uniseriate pits and low rays with one pit per cross-field (mixed protopinaceous type). When foliage is not abraded, Duartenia exhibits coriacious Brachyphyllum-type leaves. Duartenia may be linked to cheirolepid conifers, however, the systematic affinity remains uncertain. The dense wood, characteristic growth pattern and thick, scale like, trichome bearing leaves may be related to ecological conditions that reflect a seasonally dry climate. |
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PALAEONTOGRAPHICA ABTEILUNG B-PALAOPHYTOLOGIE, STUTTGART, v. 289, n. 41334, pp. 1-25, NOV, 2012 0375-0299 |
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eng |
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E SCHWEIZERBARTSCHE VERLAGS STUTTGART |
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PALAEONTOGRAPHICA ABTEILUNG B-PALAOPHYTOLOGIE |
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Palavras-Chave | #CONIFER BRANCHES #CHEIROLEPIDIACEAE #EARLY CRETACEOUS #NORTHERN GONDWANA #BRAZIL #SANTA-CRUZ PROVINCE #LA MATILDE FORMATION #CRATO FORMATION #BRANCHING PATTERN #PETRIFIED FOREST #BASIN BRAZIL #ARGENTINA #CONIFER #WOOD #ANGIOSPERM #PALEONTOLOGY |
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