A new species of Nothofagidites, N. americanus, from Patagonia and Antarctica

Nothofagidites americanus n. sp. (fossil pollen of Nothofagus) is described from Patagonic and Antarctic deposits. It belongs to the Nothofagus menziesii type, and is distinguished from the Australian/New Zealand N. asperus by the smaller size and shorter colpi. It partially embraces South American...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zamaloa, María del Carmen
Language:unknown
Published: 1992
Subjects:
Cretaceous
Nothofagidites americanus
Nothofagus
palaeobiogeography
pollen
stratigraphic range
Tertiary
Antarctica
Argentina
Patagonia
Antarctic
New Zealand
Antarc*
Online Access:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00346667_v72_n1-2_p49_Zamaloa
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00346667_v72_n1-2_p49_Zamaloa
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Summary:Nothofagidites americanus n. sp. (fossil pollen of Nothofagus) is described from Patagonic and Antarctic deposits. It belongs to the Nothofagus menziesii type, and is distinguished from the Australian/New Zealand N. asperus by the smaller size and shorter colpi. It partially embraces South American material previously described as N. asperus and N. suggatei. The new species has a known stratigraphic range from Maastrichtian to Lower Miocene. © 1992. Fil:Zamaloa, M.d.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.

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