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

Autor(en)
Christa Hofmann, Hans Egger, Chris King
Abstrakt

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(en)
Institut für Paläontologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Geologische Bundesanstalt
Journal
Plant Systematics and Evolution
Band
301
Seiten
2291-2312
Anzahl der Seiten
22
ISSN
0378-2697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-015-1229-7
Publikationsdatum
11-2015
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105117 Paläobotanik, 105118 Paläontologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science
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https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/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