A new species of Phoenicopsis (Leptostrobales) from the Maastrichtian–Danian of Chukotka, Russia - 08/12/20
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A new species, Phoenicopsis anadyrensis Nosova, is described based on the leaf morphology and cuticle features from the Maastrichtian–Danian Rarytkin Formation, Chukotka, North-East of Russia. It is characterized by hypostomatic leaves with stomatal bands on the abaxial side, undulate anticlinal epidermal cell walls and papillae on the epidermal cells and on the subsidiary cells of the stomata. The new species is the youngest reliable representative of the genus Phoenicopsis. This record extends the stratigraphic range of Phoenicopsis from its previously known latest records in the early Campanian up to Maastrichtian–Danian. The persistence of the genus Phoenicopsis up to the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary is most likely related with vicinity to mountain floras associated with Late Cretaceous and Paleogene volcanic uplands.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Phoenicopsis, Leptostrobales, Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary, Maastrichtian–Danian, Chukotka, North-East of Russia
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☆ | Corresponding editor: Evelyn Kustatscher. |
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