Fruits and seeds of Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) from the Pliocene of Yushe Basin, Shanxi, northern China and their ecological implications

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00278.x

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	Fruits and seeds of Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) from the Pliocene of Yushe Basin, Shanxi, northern China and their ecological implications
	Zhao, LC; Collinson, ME; Li, CS
刊名	BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
	2004-07
卷号	145 期号:3 页码:317-329
关键词	aquatic plants Miocene palaeoclimate palaeoecology Potamogeton Zhangcun Formation
DOI	10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00278.x
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Numerous fruits and seeds of Ruppia are reported from the Upper Pliocene (2.3-3.5 Myr ago) Zhangcun Formation in Yushe Basin, Shanxi, northern China. They are the first fossil Ruppia from China and demonstrate the importance of fruit and seed fossils in recording genera not represented by fossil leaves. These Ruppia are characterized by possessing a small oval endocarp, smooth endocarp surface, distinct elliptical external depressions, distinct apical mucro, slightly curved seed shape and conspicuous globose hilum. A new species, R. yushensis Zhao, Collinson and Li, is described from these endocarp and seed features. Comparison with the two European Miocene species, R. palaeomaritima Negru and R. maritime-miocenica Szafer, indicates the existence at that time of three different geographical and stratigraphical species. R. yushensis constitutes the first Pliocene record of Ruppia and extends the range of fossils of this genus from Europe to eastern Asia. R. yushensis is the only aquatic plant in the uppermost middle part of the Zhangcun Formation. This monotypic occurrence indicates a brackish, clear, tranquil and shallow lake in this region in the Late Pliocene. The smooth endocarp surface further suggests a warm temperate or temperate palaeoclimate. (C) 2004 The Linnean Society of London.
学科主题	Plant Sciences
WOS关键词	SOUTH-AUSTRALIA ; SALINE LAKES ; MARITIMA L ; BIOLOGY ; ESTUARY
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences
语种	英语
出版者	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
WOS记录号	WOS:000222880000003
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/12031]
专题	黄土与第四纪地质国家重点实验室（1985-2004）
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, LC,Collinson, ME,Li, CS. Fruits and seeds of Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) from the Pliocene of Yushe Basin, Shanxi, northern China and their ecological implications[J]. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY,2004,145(3):317-329.
APA	Zhao, LC,Collinson, ME,&Li, CS.(2004).Fruits and seeds of Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) from the Pliocene of Yushe Basin, Shanxi, northern China and their ecological implications.BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY,145(3),317-329.
MLA	Zhao, LC,et al."Fruits and seeds of Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) from the Pliocene of Yushe Basin, Shanxi, northern China and their ecological implications".BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 145.3(2004):317-329.