Combined LM and SEM studies of Cretaceous (Apt-Albian) spores and pollen from Central Mongolia
- Author(s)
- Odgerel Nyamsambuu, Niiden Ichinnorov, Christa Hofmann
- Abstract
The coal-bearing strata from Mongolia (Tevshiingovi Formation) of Albian to middle Aptian age contain next to dominating spores of Bryophytes and ferns, Pinaceae, Cupressaceae and Ginkgoaceae pollen only few taxa that can be affiliated with angiosperms and angiosperm-like pollen. The coal-bearing strata of the Khovil-Tugrug coal mine is located in central Mongolia southeast of Ulaanbaatar in the Choir-Nyalga basin (Figure.1) and its stratigraphic range is confined by the presence of
various spores Pilosisporites notensis, Osmundacidites wellmanii, Aequitriradites spinulosus, Taurocusporites reduncus, Todisporites minor, Densoisporites sp, Cicatricosisporites australiensis, Cicatricosisporites dorogensis, Cyathidites australis, Leptolepidites verrucatus, Lycopodiumsporites sp., Lycopodiumsporites
marginatus and pollen as a Podocarpites multisimus, Podocarp idites décorus, Piceapollenites sp., Pinuspollenites oralicus, Pinuspollenites sp., Alisporites sp., Cycadopites sp., Ginkgocycadophytes sp., Araucariacites australis, Araucariacites sp., Inaperturapollenites sp., Taxodiaceaepollenites sp., Classopollis classoides and angiosperm Clavatipollenites, Retimonocolpites, Liliacidites-like, Platanus-like (Bratseva, G.M. Novodvorskaya, I.M.1975; Masamichi Takahashi., 1997; Punt, W., Hoen, P.P., Blackmore,S.,Nilsson, S.& Le Thomas,A. 2007; Hesse.M, Halbritter.H, Zetter, R, 2009) (Plate. I-VII).
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Palaeontology
- External organisation(s)
- National University of Mongolia, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS)
- Journal
- Journal of Geological Issues
- Volume
- 494
- Pages
- 116-127
- No. of pages
- 12
- Publication date
- 2018
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105118 Palaeontology
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/d6f9c80f-8151-4e77-8383-8f859c55465f