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An anatomically preserved mature stem<br />

from the Salamanca Formation (early<br />

Paleocene) at Palacio de Los Loros, central<br />

Patagonia, Argentina, is described and<br />

assigned to Paracacioxylon frenguellii sp. nov.<br />

The material was preserved by siliceous<br />

permineralization and shows features of the<br />

secondary xylem typical of subfamily<br />

Mimosoideae. This species represents the<br />

oldest record of the genus and of the<br />

Leguminosae along the western border of<br />

Gondwana, and is the world's second oldest<br />

record of Leguminosae wood. The species is<br />

characterized by ring-porous to semi-ringporous<br />

vessels that are solitary, in multiples of<br />

2-4 and clustered, simple perforation plates,<br />

alternate and vestured inter-vessel pitting,<br />

homocellular 1-6 seriate rays, tyloses, crystals<br />

and diffuse apotracheal, vasicentric<br />

paratracheal and confluent axial parenchyma.<br />

Paracacioxylon frenguellii has anatomical<br />

similarities to Acacia Miller. The presence of<br />

Paracacioxylon frenguellii associated with<br />

pulvinate leaves suggests that the legumes<br />

might have been a component of mesothermal<br />

forests developed along the western margin of<br />

the Golfo San Jorge Basin during the early<br />

Paleocene<br />

2009020179<br />

中 国 东 北 部 早 期 被 子 植 物 研 究 近 期 进 展 的<br />

综 述 = A review of recent advances in the<br />

study of early angiosperms from northeastern<br />

China. ( 英 文 ). Sun Ge; Dilcher D L; Zheng<br />

Shaolin. Palaeoworld, 2008, 17(3/4): 166-171<br />

The last 10 years (1998–2007) were very<br />

productive and important in the study of early<br />

angiosperms in northeastern China. The new<br />

discoveries of the earliest well-documented<br />

records of angiosperms such as Archaefructus,<br />

as well as Hyrcantha decussata (= Sinocarpus<br />

decussatus), provided fresh knowledge for<br />

better understanding the primitive characters<br />

of the ancient angiosperms and also their<br />

aquatic (or wet) habitat and their herbaceous<br />

nature. Some new approaches such as the<br />

combination of molecular and morphological<br />

characters joined together to place<br />

Archaefructus in the angiosperm phylogenetic<br />

framework. These fossils demonstrate that we<br />

should expect more ancient angiosperms to be<br />

found in the pre-Cretaceous which will<br />

continue to add important new understanding<br />

to the nature of the origin and evolution of the<br />

angiosperms.<br />

2009020180<br />

美 国 堪 萨 斯 白 垩 纪 达 科 他 组 与 悬 铃 木 科 有<br />

亲 缘 关 系 的 中 型 化 石 = Mesofossils with<br />

platanaceous affinity from the Dakota<br />

Formation (Cretaceous) in Kansas, USA. ( 英<br />

文 ). Wang Xin. Palaeoworld, 2008, 17(3/4):<br />

246-252<br />

The Platanaceae holds a basal position in<br />

the phylogeny of eudicots and therefore is of<br />

great interest to angiosperm systematists. The<br />

fossil record of the family is found in strata<br />

ranging from the Cretaceous to Recent in<br />

America, Europe and Asia. The research on<br />

the Platanaceae in the Dakota Formation can<br />

be traced back to 19th century; however,<br />

mesofossils of reproductive organs of the<br />

Platanaceae were never reported in the<br />

Midwest of North America before. This paper<br />

reports several specimens of Friisicarpus<br />

(Platanaceae) from the Dakota Formation in<br />

Kansas, USA. It complements the existing<br />

fossil records, and provides more information<br />

on reproductive biology of the family. The<br />

comparison with similar fossils from eastern<br />

North America and Europe provides some<br />

hints on biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous.<br />

2009020181<br />

新 西 兰 中 - 晚 中 新 世 Dunedin 火 山 岩 群 假 山<br />

毛 榉 属 = Nothofagus from the Dunedin<br />

Volcanic Group (Mid — Late Miocene), New<br />

Zealand. ( 英 文 ). Pole M. Alcheringa, 1993,<br />

17(1`): 77 - 90<br />

Two species of Nothofagus macrofossils,<br />

Nothofagus novaezealandiae and N. pinnata,<br />

are redescribed from sediments of late Middle<br />

Miocene to early Late Miocene age of the<br />

Dunedin Volcanic Province, New Zealand.<br />

Examination of leaf architecture and cuticular<br />

morphology places N. novaezealandiae in the<br />

subgenus Lophozonia (producing menziesiitype<br />

pollen), and indicates it was evergreen. N.<br />

pinnata was probably also in the subgenus<br />

Lophozonia<br />

2009020182<br />

黑 龙 江 嘉 荫 晚 白 垩 世 水 生 被 子 植 物 = Late<br />

Cretaceous Aquatic Angiosperms from Jiayin,<br />

Heilongjiang, Northeast China. ( 英 文 ). Quan<br />

Cheng; Sun Ge. Acta Geologica Sinica, 2008,<br />

82(6): 1133-1140<br />

Three taxa of Late Cretaceous aquatic<br />

angiosperms, Queruexia angulata (Lesq.)<br />

Krysht., Cobbania corrugata ( Lesq. )<br />

Stockey et al. and Nelumbites cf. extenuinervis<br />

Upchurch et al. from Jiayin of Heilongjiang,<br />

NE China, are described in detail. Among<br />

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