Artículo
Reconstructing the early evolution of the cupressaceae: A whole-plant description of a new austrohamia species from the cañadón asfalto formation (early Jurassic), Argentina
Fecha de publicación:
10/2019
Editorial:
University of Chicago Press
Revista:
International Journal of Plant Sciences
ISSN:
1058-5893
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Premise of research. A new Early Jurassic species of Cupressaceae is reconstructed from the Cañadón Asfalto Formation in Argentina, based on impressions of foliage and attached and dispersed seed and pollen cones. Methodology. Over 230 specimens were examined using reflected-light microscopy and epifluorescence. Relevant extant taxa were studied for structural comparisons using herbarium specimens and living material from botanical gardens. Relationships of the new conifer were assessed in the context of currently known fossil and living taxa and used to evaluate morphological trends in the early evolution of Cupressaceae. Pivotal results. The new species, Austrohamia asfaltensis D.L. Contreras, I.H. Escapa, R.C. Iribarren, & N.R. Cúneo, has helically arranged, dorsiventrally flattened leaves that are rotated into semiplanar orientation, seed cones consisting of helically arranged coriaceous ovuliferous complexes that each bear two seeds and have a distinct abaxial keel and acuminate apex, and pollen cones that occur in clusters subtended by keeled bracts. Specimens show evidence that normal vegetative shoot growth continues from the pollen cone clusters, a condition that appears to characterize living Cunninghamia and some extinct conifers but not Taiwania. The new species is assignable to the genus Austrohamia, which shares a combination of characteristics consistent with the Cunninhamioideae and Taiwanioideae subfamilies of the Cupressaceae. It is distinct from other Austrohamia species, most notably by having seed cones that are twice as large and with many more ovuliferous complexes. Conclusions. The new species expands the known morphological diversity of Austrohamia, which is the oldest recorded genus of Cupressaceae based on reproductive material, and provides a new early occurrence of the family in the Southern Hemisphere. The development of a whole-plant concept enabled morphological comparisons over a broad range of traits and with taxa known from different combinations of organs, which has provided additional insights into the early evolution of Cupressaceae.
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Articulos de INST.DE BOTANICA DARWINION (I)
Articulos de INST.DE BOTANICA DARWINION (I)
Articulos(SEDE CENTRAL)
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Citación
Contreras Condori, Erick; Escapa, Ignacio Hernán; Iribarren, Rocio Cecilia; Cúneo, N. Rubén; Reconstructing the early evolution of the cupressaceae: A whole-plant description of a new austrohamia species from the cañadón asfalto formation (early Jurassic), Argentina; University of Chicago Press; International Journal of Plant Sciences; 180; 8; 10-2019; 834-868
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