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asidiospores, which display a two-layered ganodermatoidspore wall. Ganodermites libycusrepresents the earliest persuasive fossil evidencefor polypores closely related to the extant genusGanoderma, and displays a mosaic of charactersseen in modern Ganoderma species. Coprolitefilledtunnels in the basidiocarp indicate that G.libycus was utilized as a food source by fungivorousarthropods or arthropod larvae.蕨 类 植 物 ( 广 义 )2008040113对 Sublepidodendron (Nathorst) Hirmer 1927模 式 指 定 的 修 正 = Corrections to the type designationof the genus Sublepidodendron (Nathorst)Hirmer 1927. ( 英 文 ). Wang Qi. Reviewof Palaeobotany and Palynology, 2008, 149(3-4):131-1322008040114加 拿 大 不 列 颠 哥 伦 比 亚 温 哥 华 岛 上 白 垩 统 康尼 亚 克 阶 的 化 石 Paralygodium meckertii sp.nov. (Schizaeaceae) = Paralygodium meckertiisp. nov. (Schizaeaceae) from the Upper Cretaceous(Coniacian) of Vancouver Island, BritishColumbia, Canada. ( 英 文 ). Karafit S J; StockeyR A. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology,2008, 149(3-4): 163-173More than 50 specimens of permineralizedfertile pinnules with abaxially borne sporangiahave been discovered in calcareous marine nodulesfrom the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian)Comox Formation from the Eden Main localitieson Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Isolated pinnules 1.6–3.0 mm wide × 1.6–2.8 mm long are lobed and abaxially enrolled toform irregular globose structures. Pyriform sporangia216–300 μm wide × 360–468 μm longoccur in two rows on the abaxial surface of pinnulelobes. Sporangia have an apical annulus of15–18 cells. Spores are tetrahedral and trilete,33–42 μm in diameter, with straight to concaveinterradial sides, laesurae extending nearly to theequator, and a psilate exine. Spores are assignableto the sporae dispersae genus Deltoidospora.Fertile pinnules are compared to fossils of Anemiapoolensis and two previously described speciesof Paralygodium, and show closest similaritiesto P. vancouverensis from the Eocene ofBritish Columbia. The Cretaceous Eden Mainspecimens differ in number of pinnule lobes andtheir morphology and are described as a newtaxon: P. meckertii sp. nov. This discovery extendsthe Cretaceous geographic range of Paralygodiumfrom Japan to North America and addsto our knowledge of the diversity of extinctschizaeaceous ferns.2008040115波 罗 的 和 比 特 费 尔 德 琥 珀 中 的 新 生 代 马 通 蕨证 据 = Evidence of Cenozoic Matoniaceae fromBaltic and Bitterfeld amber. ( 英 文 ). Schmidt AR; Dörfelt H. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology,2007, 144(3-4): 145-156Matoniaceae occurred in European amber forestsin the Eocene and at the Oligocene–Mioceneboundary. This is now revealed by resinpreservedindusia, sporangia and spores. Theseinclusions are the first Cenozoic fossil records ofthis archaic fern family, which was previouslyknown from Mesozoic macrofossils and sporesand few relict species. The findings from nontropicalforests show that the Matoniaceae becamerestricted to the equatorial Southeast Asiaduring the Neogene and not during the Late Cretaceousor Palaeogene as indicated by the previousfossil record. The type specimen of Matoniastriata (Dörfelt et Striebich) Schmidt et Dörfelt,comb. nov. was previously described as a fungus,Palaeocybe striata [Dörfelt, H., Striebich, B.,2000. Palaeocybe striata, ein neuer fossiler Pilzin Bernstein des Tertiär. Zeitschrift für Mykologie66, 27-34.], based on the morphologicalsimilarity of the fossil indusium with a cap of abasidiocarpium. The indusia show close similaritiesto those of the extant genera Matonia andPhanerosorus.2008040116被 划 归 Calamodendron Brongniart 的 芦 木 类木 贼 植 物 , 其 正 确 名 称 应 为 Calamitea Cotta= Calamitea Cotta, the correct name for calamiteansphenopsids currently classified as CalamodendronBrongniart. ( 英 文 ). Röβler R; Noll R.Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 2007,144(3-4): 157-180Recent investigation of calamite trunks fromthe Permian petrified forest of Chemnitz, Germany,show that the rare calamite form genusCalamodendron Brongniart 1849 can no longerbe sustained. The oldest form genus representingthis set of characteristics is Calamitea Cotta1832. Collection material from the type locality,including sizeable trunks, enabled re-evaluationof diagnostic characters of both the stem anatomyand branching patterns of Calamitea striataCotta, 1832. As a result, a mosaic of anatomicaland morphological characteristics has been recognised,that permit C. striata to be characterisedin much more detail than previously attempted.The genus is emended herein. The secondarybody consists of two types of tracheidsthat are mainly differentiated by their size. Theso-called “fibrous bands”, which were formerlythought diagnostic for Calamodendron, are actuallyfiles of small tracheids. The ratio of largediameterversus small-diameter tracheid files isproved to be highly variable, bringing into ques-35