The late Oligocene flora from the Río Leona Formation, Argentinian Patagonia

Césari, Silvia N.; Panti, Carolina; Pujana, Roberto R.; Francis, Jane E.; Marenssi, Sergio A.. 2015 The late Oligocene flora from the Río Leona Formation, Argentinian Patagonia. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 216. 143-158. 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.01.002

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Abstract/Summary

A late Oligocene plant macrofossil assemblage is described from the Río Leona Formation, Argentinian Patagonia. This includes a fern, “Blechnum turbioensis” Frenguelli, one species of conifer, and sixteen angiosperm taxa. Rosaceae, Myrtaceae, Proteaceae, Lauraceae, Anacardiaceae and Typhaceae are represented by one species in each family. Five species are considered to be members of the Fabales. Three leaf taxa together with Carpolithus seeds are placed in the Nothofagaceae. Palynomorphs and permineralized woods complete the floral record of the Río Leona Formation, which is considered early late Oligocene based on radiometric dating and palynofloras.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.01.002
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Environmental Change and Evolution
ISSN:	00346667
Additional Keywords:	Oligocene, fossil leaves, fern, conifer, angiosperms, Patagonia
Date made live:	02 Feb 2015 14:25 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509550

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