First record of Cercidiphylloxylon （Cercidiphyllaceae） from the Palaeocene of Fushun, NE China

Cercidiphylloxylon spenceri （Brett） Pearson is described from the Lizigou Formation, Palaeocene in China. The growth tings are distinct; pores are diffuse, solitary, with somewhat angular outlines in cross section; vessel elements long with long scalariform perforation plates; intervessel pitting is...

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Published in:Journal of systematics and evolution : JSE 2010, Vol.48 (4), p.302-308
Main Author: Wen-Yi GUO Jian YANG Dmitry GROMYKO Albert G. ABLAEV Qing WANG Cheng-Sen LI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
化石标本
古新世
导管分子
梯状穿孔板
薄壁组织
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Summary:Cercidiphylloxylon spenceri （Brett） Pearson is described from the Lizigou Formation, Palaeocene in China. The growth tings are distinct; pores are diffuse, solitary, with somewhat angular outlines in cross section; vessel elements long with long scalariform perforation plates; intervessel pitting is opposite to scalariform; fibertracheids are present; axial parenchyma is scarce; rays are mostly biseriate and heterogeneous. All wood characters of the fossil specimen fall into the range of those of extant Cercidiphyllum （Cercidiphyllaceae）. The finding is one of the earliest fossil wood records of Cercidiphyllaceae.
ISSN:1674-4918
1759-6831