Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

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del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa; Archangelsky, Sergio; Llorenz, Magdalena; Cúneo, Néstor Rubén
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2008
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Two types of coniferous ovulate cones borne on leafy twigs are described from the Lower Cretaceous Kachaike Formation in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The fossils are impressions and compressions with well-preserved cuticles. Morphology, anatomy, and ultrastructure were studied using LM, SEM, and TEM. Ovulate cones were assigned to Athrotaxis ungeri (Halle) Florin of the taxodiaceous Cupressaceae and Kachaikestrobus acuminatus gen. et sp. nov. of the Cheirolepidiaceae. This latter taxon is characterized by terminal elongate cones borne on twigs with Brachyphyllum leaves, cone scales densely and helically disposed, broad bracts with an accentuated acuminate apex fused at their bases to eight-lobed ovuliferous dwarf shoots shorter than the bracts, and an epimatium covering at least one ovule that has preserved only the outer integument and the megaspore membrane. The ultrastructure of the bract and ovuliferous dwarf shoot cuticle is composed of three layers. Comparisons of K. acuminatus with other cheirolepidiaceous ovulate cones showed closest resemblance to Hirmeriella muensteri (Schenk) Jung. These Patagonian cone scales appear to have some of the most ancestral characters in the family. By the early Albian, A. ungeri and K. acuminatus were part of a plant assemblage dominated by ferns and a few subordinate angiosperms. The finding of A. ungeri in the Kachaike Formation extends its distribution during the Lower Cretaceous in Patagonia. These fossils also show that at that time, the taxodiaceaous Cupressaceae and the Cheirolepidiaceae still were well represented in southern South America.
Fil: del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Archangelsky, Sergio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Llorenz, Magdalena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Cúneo, Néstor Rubén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
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CONIFERS
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CUPRESSACEAE
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spelling Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentinadel Fueyo, Georgina MarisaArchangelsky, SergioLlorenz, MagdalenaCúneo, Néstor RubénCHEIROLEPIDIACEAECONIFERSKACHAIKECUPRESSACEAEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Two types of coniferous ovulate cones borne on leafy twigs are described from the Lower Cretaceous Kachaike Formation in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The fossils are impressions and compressions with well-preserved cuticles. Morphology, anatomy, and ultrastructure were studied using LM, SEM, and TEM. Ovulate cones were assigned to Athrotaxis ungeri (Halle) Florin of the taxodiaceous Cupressaceae and Kachaikestrobus acuminatus gen. et sp. nov. of the Cheirolepidiaceae. This latter taxon is characterized by terminal elongate cones borne on twigs with Brachyphyllum leaves, cone scales densely and helically disposed, broad bracts with an accentuated acuminate apex fused at their bases to eight-lobed ovuliferous dwarf shoots shorter than the bracts, and an epimatium covering at least one ovule that has preserved only the outer integument and the megaspore membrane. The ultrastructure of the bract and ovuliferous dwarf shoot cuticle is composed of three layers. Comparisons of K. acuminatus with other cheirolepidiaceous ovulate cones showed closest resemblance to Hirmeriella muensteri (Schenk) Jung. These Patagonian cone scales appear to have some of the most ancestral characters in the family. By the early Albian, A. ungeri and K. acuminatus were part of a plant assemblage dominated by ferns and a few subordinate angiosperms. The finding of A. ungeri in the Kachaike Formation extends its distribution during the Lower Cretaceous in Patagonia. These fossils also show that at that time, the taxodiaceaous Cupressaceae and the Cheirolepidiaceae still were well represented in southern South America.Fil: del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Archangelsky, Sergio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Llorenz, Magdalena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Cúneo, Néstor Rubén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaUniversity of Chicago Press2008-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/111061del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa; Archangelsky, Sergio; Llorenz, Magdalena; Cúneo, Néstor Rubén; Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina; University of Chicago Press; International Journal of Plant Sciences; 169; 6; 7-2008; 799-8131058-5893CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1086/533608info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/533608info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:40:11Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/111061instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:40:12.019CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
title Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
spellingShingle Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa
CHEIROLEPIDIACEAE
CONIFERS
KACHAIKE
CUPRESSACEAE
title_short Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
title_full Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
title_fullStr Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
title_sort Coniferous Ovulate Cones from the Lower Cretaceous of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa
Archangelsky, Sergio
Llorenz, Magdalena
Cúneo, Néstor Rubén
author del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa
author_facet del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa
Archangelsky, Sergio
Llorenz, Magdalena
Cúneo, Néstor Rubén
author_role author
author2 Archangelsky, Sergio
Llorenz, Magdalena
Cúneo, Néstor Rubén
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CHEIROLEPIDIACEAE
CONIFERS
KACHAIKE
CUPRESSACEAE
topic CHEIROLEPIDIACEAE
CONIFERS
KACHAIKE
CUPRESSACEAE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Two types of coniferous ovulate cones borne on leafy twigs are described from the Lower Cretaceous Kachaike Formation in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The fossils are impressions and compressions with well-preserved cuticles. Morphology, anatomy, and ultrastructure were studied using LM, SEM, and TEM. Ovulate cones were assigned to Athrotaxis ungeri (Halle) Florin of the taxodiaceous Cupressaceae and Kachaikestrobus acuminatus gen. et sp. nov. of the Cheirolepidiaceae. This latter taxon is characterized by terminal elongate cones borne on twigs with Brachyphyllum leaves, cone scales densely and helically disposed, broad bracts with an accentuated acuminate apex fused at their bases to eight-lobed ovuliferous dwarf shoots shorter than the bracts, and an epimatium covering at least one ovule that has preserved only the outer integument and the megaspore membrane. The ultrastructure of the bract and ovuliferous dwarf shoot cuticle is composed of three layers. Comparisons of K. acuminatus with other cheirolepidiaceous ovulate cones showed closest resemblance to Hirmeriella muensteri (Schenk) Jung. These Patagonian cone scales appear to have some of the most ancestral characters in the family. By the early Albian, A. ungeri and K. acuminatus were part of a plant assemblage dominated by ferns and a few subordinate angiosperms. The finding of A. ungeri in the Kachaike Formation extends its distribution during the Lower Cretaceous in Patagonia. These fossils also show that at that time, the taxodiaceaous Cupressaceae and the Cheirolepidiaceae still were well represented in southern South America.
Fil: del Fueyo, Georgina Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Archangelsky, Sergio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Llorenz, Magdalena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Cúneo, Néstor Rubén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
description Two types of coniferous ovulate cones borne on leafy twigs are described from the Lower Cretaceous Kachaike Formation in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The fossils are impressions and compressions with well-preserved cuticles. Morphology, anatomy, and ultrastructure were studied using LM, SEM, and TEM. Ovulate cones were assigned to Athrotaxis ungeri (Halle) Florin of the taxodiaceous Cupressaceae and Kachaikestrobus acuminatus gen. et sp. nov. of the Cheirolepidiaceae. This latter taxon is characterized by terminal elongate cones borne on twigs with Brachyphyllum leaves, cone scales densely and helically disposed, broad bracts with an accentuated acuminate apex fused at their bases to eight-lobed ovuliferous dwarf shoots shorter than the bracts, and an epimatium covering at least one ovule that has preserved only the outer integument and the megaspore membrane. The ultrastructure of the bract and ovuliferous dwarf shoot cuticle is composed of three layers. Comparisons of K. acuminatus with other cheirolepidiaceous ovulate cones showed closest resemblance to Hirmeriella muensteri (Schenk) Jung. These Patagonian cone scales appear to have some of the most ancestral characters in the family. By the early Albian, A. ungeri and K. acuminatus were part of a plant assemblage dominated by ferns and a few subordinate angiosperms. The finding of A. ungeri in the Kachaike Formation extends its distribution during the Lower Cretaceous in Patagonia. These fossils also show that at that time, the taxodiaceaous Cupressaceae and the Cheirolepidiaceae still were well represented in southern South America.
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