Artículo
Fossil seeds from the La Cantera Formation, Early Cretaceous, San Luis Province, Argentina
Gomez, Maria Angelica
; Puebla, Gabriela Griselda
; Pramparo, Mercedes Beatriz
; Arcucci, Andrea Beatriz
Fecha de publicación:
06/2020
Editorial:
Polish Academy of Science
Revista:
Acta Palaeobotanica
ISSN:
0001-6594
e-ISSN:
2082-0259
Idioma:
Inglés
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Artículo publicado
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Resumen
In a study of fossil seeds recovered from the La Cantera Formation, Early Cretaceous, San Luis Basin, we establish a new species, Carpolithus volantus, and describe other specimens attributed to Carpolithus spp. and Ephedra canterata. The botanical affinity of winged seeds assigned to Carpolithus volantus is discussed in relation to the fossil flora recovered from this formation. Based on the abundance of Gnetales in the San Luis Basin (pollen grains, reproductive and vegetative structures assigned to Ephedra), we propose that Carpolithus volantus is affiliated with Gnetales (Weltwitschia). We suggest that Carpolithus spp. seeds may be angiospermous, because this group, represented by leaves and flowers, dominates the fossil macroflora of the La Cantera Formation. Micro- and macrofloral analyses of the La Cantera Formation and an assessment of available dispersal vectors suggests that wind (anemochory) and water (hydrochory) may have been the most important dispersal strategies for these seeds. The abundance and small size of seeds recovered from the La Cantera Formation, together with their morphological characters, such as the presence of wings in Carpolithus volantus, also favour abiotic mechanisms of dispersal such as anemochory or hydrochory.
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Articulos de INST. ARG. DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CS. AMBIENT
Articulos de INST. ARG. DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CS. AMBIENT
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Articulos de INST. MULTIDICIPLINARIO DE INV. BIO. DE SAN LUIS
Articulos de INST. MULTIDICIPLINARIO DE INV. BIO. DE SAN LUIS
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Gomez, Maria Angelica; Puebla, Gabriela Griselda; Pramparo, Mercedes Beatriz; Arcucci, Andrea Beatriz; Fossil seeds from the La Cantera Formation, Early Cretaceous, San Luis Province, Argentina; Polish Academy of Science; Acta Palaeobotanica; 60; 1; 6-2020; 181-198
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