The late Oligocene flora from the Río Leona Formation, Argentinian Patagonia

• Published in: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
• Main Authors: Cesari, Silvia Nelida, Panti, Carolina, Pujana, Roberto Roman, Francis, Jane E., Marenssi, Sergio Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Oligocene; Fossil Leaves; Fern; Conifer; Angiosperms; Patagonia; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentino; Argentina; Silvia; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/19259

A late Oligocene plant macrofossil assemblage is described from the Río Leona Formation, Argentinian Patagonia. This includes a fern, “Blechnum” turbioense Frenguelli, one species of conifer, and sixteen angiosperm taxa. Rosaceae, Myrtaceae, Proteaceae, Lauraceae, Anacardiaceae and Typhaceae are rep...