A new extinct conifer Brachyoxylon from the Middle Jurassic in southern China: Wood anatomy, leaf phenology and paleoclimate

• Published in: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
• Main Authors: Xie, Aowei, Wang, Yongdong, Tian, Ning, Uhl, Dieter
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ELSEVIER 2023
• Subjects: Brachyoxylon qijiangense sp; nov; Upper Shaximiao Formation; Leaf retention time; Mean sensitivity; Qijiang; GROWTH-RINGS; ALEXANDER ISLAND; FOSSIL WOODS; CLIMATE; REAPPRAISAL; SICHUAN; FOREST; BASIN; BIODIVERSITY; RECORDS; Plant Sciences; Paleontology; Alexander Island; Verte
• Online Access: http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/42668; http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/42669; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2023.104945

The Jurassic System in the Sichuan Basin of eastern Asia is represented by the extensive development of massive thick red beds, mainly composed of purplish-red sandstones and mudstones. Abundant invertebrate and verte -brate fossils have been recovered from these Jurassic red beds. However, fossil w...