ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Fagaceae
;
Cuticles
;
Recent
;
Tertiary
;
evolution
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A systematic reassessment of megafossil records ofFagaceae in Central Europe has been undertaken on the basis of leaf cuticular characters. The oldest representatives date back to the Eocene:Quercus subhercynica spec. nova,Dryophyllum furcinerve (Rossm.)Schmalh.,Trigonobalanopsis rhamnoides (Rossm.) gen. & comb. nov. In the Oligocene other members of extant genera appear:Quercus rhenana (Weyl. & Kilpp.)Knobloch & Kvaček,Fagus attenuata Goepp.,Lithocarpus saxonicus spec. nova. In the Neogene these ancient taxa (except inFagus lineage), are gradually replaced by deciduous species ofQuercus andCastanea. Trigonobalanus andCastanopsis are recorded by fruits (or wood) only.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00936918
