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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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