First palynological results of accessorial elements from the Langhian Scha ss bach clay pit, Lavanttal Basin (Austria) - LM and SEM investigations of Cornales and Ericales
- Author(s)
- Christa Hofmann, Sophie Lichtenwagner
- Abstract
Preliminary results of the palynoflora from the Scha ss bach clay pit comprise accessorial floral elements of three Cornales and five Ericales pollen taxa that have modern living equivalents from different continents. The eight taxa are relatively rare in the palynological assemblages and are affiliated with the genera Nyssa, Mastixia, Erica, Vitellariopsis, Rehderodendron and Polyspora. Nyssa sp. resembles closely the deciduous Nyssa sylvatica of temperate America, the two Erica spp. resemble the south European tree heathers Erica arborea and Erica lusitanica, and Vitellariopsis sp. looks like evergreen Vitellariopsis marginata from subtropical southern Africa. The living equivalents of Mastixia spp., Rehderodendron sp. and Polyspora sp. are evergreen taxa from subtropical and tropical Asia.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Palaeontology
- External organisation(s)
- University of Vienna
- Journal
- Grana: an international journal of palynology and aerobiology with world pollen and spore flora
- Volume
- 59
- Pages
- 33-43
- No. of pages
- 11
- ISSN
- 0017-3134
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00173134.2019.1641550
- Publication date
- 09-2019
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105117 Palaeobotany
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/49f83bc0-f0cf-4517-a69c-c1870479a954