Historic palaeobotanical collection reveals in situ microspores and pollen from Early Carboniferous (Tournaisian) ovules from the Ballagan Formation of Scotland

Reeves, Emma; Marshall, John E.A.; Bennett, Carys; Davies, Sarah; Kearsey, Timothy; Millward, David. 2023 Historic palaeobotanical collection reveals in situ microspores and pollen from Early Carboniferous (Tournaisian) ovules from the Ballagan Formation of Scotland. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 308, 104788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2022.104788

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Abstract/Summary

Ovules from the Albert Long Collection were investigated for in situ microspores and pollen. The ovule Genomosperma kidstoni contains Prolycospora claytonii a trilete microspore previously attributed to the lycopods. Already reported associations between Colatisporites decorus and Stamnostoma huttonense, Colatisporites denticulatus and Lyrasperma scotica and Remysporites magnificus and Protopitys scotica were verified. This demonstrates the importance of historic collections and particularly ovules for determining the palaeobotanical affinities of dispersed miospores and pollen.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2022.104788
ISSN:	00346667
Date made live:	06 Dec 2022 13:36 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533686

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2022.104788

ISSN:

00346667

Date made live:

06 Dec 2022 13:36 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533686