SEM investigation of pollen from the lower Eocene (Carinthia and Salzburg in Austria and Brixton, London area, in England): new findings of Vitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Fabaceae, Anacardiaceae, Araliaceae and Apiaceae
- Author(s)
- Christa Hofmann, Hans Egger, Chris King
- Abstract
Three European lower Eocene localities comprising sediments from the Paleocene-Eocene Temperature Maximum (PETM, St Pankraz, Austria and Brixton, England) and the Early Eocene Climate Optimum (EECO, Krappfeld, Austria) have been investigated palynologically with light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The pollen taxa systematically investigated here have been affiliated to the following families and genera: Vitaceae gen. indet. and Parthenocissus, Euphorbiaceae s.s. (two "Bernardieae clade" types, Cephalocroton), Phyllanthaceae (two Flueggea types, Bischofia), one taxon of Euphobiaceae/Phyllanthaceae fam. indet., Fabaceae ("Millettioid clade" type), Anacardiaceae (two Anacardium types, Gluta, and Lannea), Araliaceae (A. gen. indet., two Aralia types, Panax, and Hydrocotyle) and one Apiaceae gen. indet. Further, we present here the earliest known occurrences of pollen of "Bernardieae clade" type, Cephalocroton, unknown Euphorbiaceae/Phyllanthaceae taxon, Flueggea, Bischofia, "Millettioid clade" type, Anacardium, Gluta, Aralia and Panax types in the fossil record.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Palaeontology
- External organisation(s)
- Geologische Bundesanstalt
- Journal
- Plant Systematics and Evolution
- Volume
- 301
- Pages
- 2291-2312
- No. of pages
- 22
- ISSN
- 0378-2697
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-015-1229-7
- Publication date
- 11-2015
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105117 Palaeobotany, 105118 Palaeontology
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/sem-investigation-of-pollen-from-the-lower-eocene-carinthia-and-salzburg-in-austria-and-brixton-london-area-in-england-new-findings-of-vitaceae-euphorbiaceae-phyllanthaceae-fabaceae-anacardiaceae-araliaceae-and-apiaceae(a59cbe9a-06f3-4b8e-8919-b851a6b50545).html