Fruits of Scirpus (Cyperaceae) from the early Miocene of Weichang, Hebei Province, North China and their palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographical implications

Fruits of Scirpus (Cyperaceae) from the early Miocene of Weichang, Hebei Province, North China and their palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographical implications

Abstract This paper describes the fossil fruits of Scirpus weichangensis X.Q. Liang, sp. nov. from the early Miocene of Guangyongfa Village, Weichang County, Hebei Province, North China. The fossil fruits are obovate in shape and their lateral sections are plumply trigonous. The cell walls of the su...

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Main Authors: Ping Lu, Ya Li, Jian-Wei Zhang, Xiao-Qing Liang, Yue-Zhuo Li, Cheng-Sen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
Subjects:
Scirpus
Early Miocene
Palaeoecology
Palaeobiogeography
Weichang
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-019-0030-x

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